English Explanatory Dictionary

Witham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8214).
  2. A river, the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Witham Withams Whittome Withem

Etymology

From *wiht (“bend”) + hām (“homestead”).

Derived words

South Witham Witham Friary Witham on the Hill
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