# Northumberland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nɔːˈθʊm.bə.lənd/ · frequency rank #20,446

## Definitions
1. A ceremonial county of England, the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
2. A unitary authority in Northumberland, England, which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne.
3. An English dukedom.
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:

## Etymology
From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, from Old English Norþhymbra land (“land of the Northumbrians”).

## Common misspellings (23)
`nnorthumberland`, `norhtumberland`, `norrthumberland`, `northhumberland`, `northmuberland`, `northubmerland`, `northumbberland`, `northumbelrand`, `northumberalnd`, `northumberladn`, `northumberlandd`, `northumberlannd`, `northumberlland`, `northumberlnad`, `northumberrland`, `northumbreland`, `northumebrland`, `northummberland`, `nortthumberland`, `nortuhmberland`, `notrhumberland`, `nrothumberland`, `onrthumberland`

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