English Explanatory Dictionary

Wareham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).
  3. A community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  4. A community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
  6. A ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛəɹəm/

Word forms

Wareham Warehams

Etymology

From Old English Werhām, from Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Derived words

Wareham St Martin Wareham Town
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