# Nottingham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm/ · frequency rank #10,895

## Definitions
1. A city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire, England.
2. Ellipsis of University of Nottingham.
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## Etymology
From Middle English Notingeham, an alteration of Old English Snotingahām. The Normans found the consonant cluster /sn/ difficult to pronounce, so the initial S was dropped.

## Common misspellings (14)
`nnottingham`, `notingham`, `notitngham`, `nottignham`, `nottingahm`, `nottinggham`, `nottinghamm`, `nottinghham`, `nottinghma`, `nottinhgam`, `nottinngham`, `nottnigham`, `ntotingham`, `onttingham`

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