English Explanatory Dictionary

Chesham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SP9501).
  2. An unincorporated community in the town of Harrisville, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃɛʃəm/ /ˈt͡ʃɛsəm/ /ˈt͡ʃɛzəm/

Word forms

Chesham

Etymology

First attested as Cæstæleshamm before the year 970, probably from Old English castel (“pile of stones, castle”) + hamm (“water meadow”). By surface analysis, Chess + -ham, whence the local pronunciation, referring to the River Chess in Buckinghamshire, though the river was named after the settlement.

Derived words

Chesham Bois Chess
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