English Explanatory Dictionary

Faversham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0161).
  2. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈfævəʃəm/ /ˈfævɚʃəm/

Word forms

Faversham Favershams

Etymology

From Old English Fefreshām, of which the second element is hām (“homestead”) and the first element is of uncertain origin; it may come from Latin faber (“smith, craftsman”).

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