Attenborough

English

Etymology

From Middle English Addyngborough, with the d changed to t by dissimilation, from earlier Adinburks, Adigburc, Hadinbur, meaning “The burh of the Eādings” or possibly “the burh of Eadda”.

Proper noun

Attenborough

A surname.
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.

Descendants

Translingual: Attenborosaurus, attenboroughi, attenboroughianus, attenboroughii

References

The Place-names of Nottinghamshire Thier Origin and Development. CUP Archive. pp. 3–4

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