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| Roman Manchester |
The name Manchester originates from the Ancient Roman name Mamucium, the name of the Roman fort and settlement, generally thought to a Latinisation of an original Celtic name (possibly meaning 'breast-like hill', from mamm='brest'), plus Old English ceaster='town', which is derived from Latin castra='camp'. An alternative theory suggests that the origin is British Celic mamma='mother', where the 'mother' was a river-goddess of the River Medlock which flows below the fort. Mam means 'female breast' in Irish Gaelic and 'Mother' in Welsh.
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