English Explanatory Dictionary

Southam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9725).
  3. A market town and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4161).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Southam Southams

Etymology

From Old English sūþ (“south”) + hām (“homestead”).

Related words

Eastham Northam South Ham Westham
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