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The name " Durham " comes from the Old English " dun ", meaning hill, and the Old Norse " holme ", which translates to island.

The Lord Bishop of Durham takes a Latin variation of the city's name in his official signature, which is signed " N.

Dunelm.

" Some attribute the city's name to the legend of the Dun Cow and the milkmaid who in legend guided the monks of Lindisfarne carrying the body of Saint Cuthbert to the site of the present city in 995 AD .< ref name =" Liddy ">