Type Word
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]
Meaning & History
Old English word meaning "home, estate, settlement".
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureshaim(Frankish) haimaz(Old Germanic) heim(Old High German) heimr(Old Norse) hem(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsHama(Anglo-Saxon Mythology) Graeme, Graham, Grahame, Tatum(English) Graeme, Graham, Grahame(Scottish)
Surname DescendantsBrigham, Burnham, Deadman, Debenham, Farnham, Hampton, Holmwood, Homewood, Tatham, Tatum, Varnham, Wickham, Woodham, Woodhams, Wortham, Wyndham(English) Graeme, Graham, Grahame(Scottish)
Sources & References
- Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 506, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.