Where does “Cambridge” come from?

Cambridge derives from Old English Grantanbryċġ, itself from an earlier name referring to the River Granta, with the element bryċġ meaning bridge.

Cambridge (English): situated on the local River Cam OS grid ref SO7403

Definitions

  1. situated on the local River Cam OS grid ref SO7403

Ancestry of “Cambridge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishCantebrigge—
2Old EnglishGrantanbryċġGranta-bridge

Words derived from “Cambridge”

Every word from Old English Grantanbryċġ →Every word from Middle English Cantebrigge →