English Explanatory Dictionary

Eltham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburban area of London in Greenwich borough.
  2. A locality in the Lismore council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A town in South Taranaki district, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  5. An unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛltəm/ /ˈɛlθəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Eltham.wav

Word forms

Eltham

Etymology

'Elta's homestead', from Old English personal name *Elta + hām (“homestead”).

Derived words

Eltham North Eltham Park New Eltham
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