English Explanatory Dictionary

Wingham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2457).
  3. A short river in Kent, with its source in the parish, which joins the Little Stour.
  4. A town in the Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A community in North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Wingham Winghams

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wīga, a byname from wīġ (“war”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

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