riski_click t1_j1axvgb wrote on December 22, 2022 at 11:24 PM

It might be bookish? Cambridge's namesake in the U.K. got it's name from the river Cam that runs through it. I'm not sure, but I doubt the river is pronounced "Came"

drowsylacuna t1_j1b0hby wrote on December 22, 2022 at 11:43 PM

The UK Cambridge is pronounced the same as Cambridge MA though. According to wikipedia the river is actually back-named after the town and it was originally called the Granta.

dyqik t1_j1bvswr wrote on December 23, 2022 at 3:48 AM

This shows up in the village of Grantchester ("Grant(a)-encampment") a bit upstream (south) from Cambridge.

Some maps still say "River Cam (or Granta)". A similar thing goes on in Oxford with the Isis (or Thames), upstream of the confluence with the Cherwell. Below Oxford, it's the Thames.

Darklighter10 t1_j1b13yn wrote on December 22, 2022 at 11:48 PM

In regards to the UK university, I have never heard anyone say they were “Cah-mbridge educated”, so I think they say it the same way we do.

dyqik t1_j1bu4cm wrote on December 23, 2022 at 3:34 AM

It's the river Cam, in Came-bridge.

Source, me, who is English and went to college there.