# Cumbria

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkʊm.bɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #22,635

## Definitions
1. A Brittonic kingdom in the Old North, also known as Strathclyde.
2. A county of northern England, formed in 1974 from Cumberland, Westmorland, and part of Lancashire.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin Cumbria, from Cumbri + -ia (compare Old English Cumberland). The ethnonym Cumbri derives from Cumbric *cumbrı, cognate of Welsh Cymry.

## Easily confused with
- **curia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumbria-vs-curia)
- **Cambria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cambria-vs-cumbria)
- **Cambrian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cambrian-vs-cumbria)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccumbria`, `cmubria`, `cubmria`, `cumbbria`, `cumbira`, `cumbrai`, `cumbrria`, `cummbria`, `cumrbia`, `ucmbria`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cumbria