English Explanatory Dictionary

Farnham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A place in England:
  3. A village and civil parish in Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9515).
  4. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4724).
  5. A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3460).
  6. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM3660).
  7. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Waverley district, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8447).
  8. A village in Erie County, New York, United States.
  9. An unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
  10. A locality in the Dubbo council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
  11. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɑːnəm/

Word forms

Farnham Farnhams

Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Derived words

Farnham Common Farnham Green Farnham Park Farnham Royal
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