Name Element HAM (1)

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TYPE: Word
USAGE: Anglo-Saxon

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "home, estate, settlement".

Related Items

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: heim (Ancient Germanic), heimr (Ancient Scandinavian)
GIVEN NAME DESCENDANTS: Hama (Anglo-Saxon Mythology), Graeme, Graham, Tatum, Grahame (English), Graeme, Graham, Grahame (Scottish)
SURNAME DESCENDANTS: Burnham, Deadman, Debenham, Farnham, Hampton, Holmwood, Homewood, Tatham, Tatum, Varnham, Wickham, Woodham, Woodhams, Wortham, Wyndham (English), Graeme, Graham, Grahame (Scottish)
PLACE NAME DESCENDANTS: Burnham, Debenham, Farnham, Grantham, Tatham, Wickham, Wortham, Wymondham (English)
SAME SPELLING: ham (2)

Sources & References

  • Bosworth and Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 506
Entry updated May 31, 2018