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Nuneham Courtenay

village · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This village name means 'the northern home'. 'Courtenay' was added later, referring to the Courtenay family who held the manor.

Word origins

Nuneham
Old Englishnorthern home(from norþ "north", hām "home, village")
Courtenay
Norman Frenchfamily name(from Courtenay "family name")

Historical forms

Nuneham · Nuneham