Cumbria
/ˈkʊm.bɹi.ə/ · name
Meaning
- A Brittonic kingdom in the Old North, also known as Strathclyde.
- A county of northern England, formed in 1974 from Cumberland, Westmorland, and part of Lancashire.
Etymology / origin
From Medieval Latin Cumbria, from Cumbri + -ia (compare Old English Cumberland). The ethnonym Cumbri derives from Cumbric *cumbrı, cognate of Welsh Cymry.
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