English Explanatory Dictionary

Beetham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4979).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Beetham Beethams

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse bjothum, dative plural form of beth (“embankment”).

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