English Explanatory Dictionary

Barham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village in Barham and Woolley parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1375).
  3. A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2050).
  4. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1451).
  5. A town in Riverina district, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæɹəm/

Word forms

Barham Barhams Bareham Boram

Etymology

Two possible origins: * The villages in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk are named with Old English beorg (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”). * The village in Kent is probably named with an unattested Old English personal name *Beora, a derivative of bera (“bear”), + hām (“homestead”).

Derived words

Barham and Woolley
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