Latham
What does Latham (f) mean and where does it originate?o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
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Latham is an English place name and surname which goes back to one of several villages in England called Latham or Laytham, which meant "place at the barns". See A Dictionary of English Place-Names by A. D. Mills.
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Thank you!
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The closest I can get is that laett in Anglo-Saxon is the same as lath, a plank or piece of wood! And ham of course is a village or settlement, as in hamlet. Village of wooden houses? Seems odd - surely they all had wooden houses, or wattle and daub anyway - but etymologically it fits. Maybe it could have been used for a settlement of woodcutters?It's a pretty ordinary surname in English, but as a female name, it seems beyond odd. Perhaps it's the next Madison?
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Thank you. The woman with the name is perhaps in her 30s. :)
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The only usage of Latham that I'm familiar with is an English surname. Where did you see it on a female?
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My professor's first name.
She's approx. in her 30s.
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