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Collingham

village · Nottinghamshire

Old NorseAI-generated

Collingham is named after a settlement associated with a person named Colle, with the Old Norse suffix '-ham' meaning homestead or village. It indicates a settlement belonging to Colle.

Word origins

Colling
Old Norsebelonging to Colle(from Kolli "personal name", ing "belonging to")
ham
Old Norsehomestead, village(from hámr "homestead, village")

Historical forms

Colingeham · Colingham