English Explanatory Dictionary

Pakenham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL924673).
  2. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Pakenham Pakenhams Peckenham

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Pacca + hām (“homestead”).

Derived words

Pakenham South Pakenham Upper
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