Name Element HAM 1

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, Graham, Hampton, Holmwood, Homewood, Tatham, Tatum, Varnham, Wickham, Woodham, Woodhams, Wortham, Wyndham(English) Graeme, Graham, Grahame(Scottish)
Place Name DescendantsBurnham, Debenham, Farnham, Gotham, Grantham, Tatham, Wickham, Wortham, Wymondham(English)
Same Spellingḥam, ham 2, ham 3

Sources & References

  1. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 506, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022