English Explanatory Dictionary

Peckham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb of the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3476).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/pɛkəm/ LL-Q7979-Soundguys-Peckham.wav

Word forms

Peckham Peckhams

Etymology

Probably from Old English Pēac- (“Peak”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”). By surface analysis, Peck + -ham, referring to the River Peck in south London, though the river was likely named after the settlement.

Derived words

East Peckham Peckham Bush Peckhamian Peckhamite Peckham Rye Pecknarm West Peckham
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