- Wimbledon
[Wimbledon 词源字典]
- district of South London, Old English Wunemannedune (10c.), probably "Wynnman's hill," from proper name *Wynnman. The -m- is intrusive; the -n- to -l- substitution was common in Anglo-French. Used metonymically from 1895 for the lawn tennis championships played annually there.[Wimbledon etymology, Wimbledon origin, 英语词源]