English Explanatory Dictionary

Needham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM2281).
  2. A town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Indiana, United States, derived from the surname.
  4. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, named after Needham Market.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.
noun
  1. A dessert bar made from sugar, chocolate, coconut, and potato, chiefly made and consumed in Maine in the US.

Word forms

Needham Needhams Neadham

Etymology

From Old English nīed (“need, necessity”) + hām (“homestead”), i.e. a place that provided a poor living.

Derived words

needham Needhamian Needham Market Needham-Schroeder protocol Needham's sac
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