English Explanatory Dictionary

Debenham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1763).
  2. A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Debenham Debenhams

Etymology

From Deben (“a local river”) + Old English hām (“village; property, estate”).

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