English Explanatory Dictionary

Bentham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places.
  2. A village in Badgeworth civil parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9116).
  3. A civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district, that includes High Bentham and Low Bentham.

Word forms

Bentham

Etymology

From Old English *beonot (“bent grass”) + hām (“homestead, village”).

Derived words

Benthamism Benthamite High Bentham Low Bentham
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