English Explanatory Dictionary

Wykeham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A locality in Weston parish, South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2626).
  3. A hamlet in Malton parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE8175).
  4. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref SE9683).
  5. A township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Wykeham Wykehams

Etymology

The second element is Old English hām (“homestead”), while the first one (in North Yorkshire at least) is from Old English wic; recorded as Wicham in 1086 (DB).

Derived words

Wykehamical Wykehamist
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