a place name, referring to various locations including a former county in England and places in the United States
from Old English 'Cumbra land' meaning 'land of the Cumbrians' (Celtic people)
Cumberland gets its name from the ancient Cumbrians, a Celtic people - so it literally means 'land of the Cumbrians'! The name has traveled far from its British roots to places across America.
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