Many names of places in Cumberland commence with Cum, as our Cumbrian bard has it:
"We've Cumwhitton, Cumwhinton, Cumranton,
Cumrangen, Cumrew, and Cumcatch;
Wi' mony mair Cums i' the county,
But nane wi' Cumdivock can match."
From whence is derived the prefix Cum?
John o' the Ford.
Malta.