Cheatham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʃiːtəm/ /ˈtʃiːθəm/

Word forms

Cheatham Cheathams

Etymology

From Middle English, variant of Cheetham, from historical Cheetham in Lancashire, from Chet + ham; first element from Brythonic/Celtic *cęd (“wood, forest”), from Proto-Celtic *kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European *kayt-, *ḱayt- (“forest, wasteland, pasture”), related to Latin bū-cētum (“pastureland”, literally “cow-pasture”).

Derived words

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