Type Word
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]
Meaning & History
Old English word meaning "home, estate, settlement".
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureshaim(Frankish) haimaz(Old Germanic) heim(Old High German) heimr(Old Norse) hem(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsHama(Anglo-Saxon Mythology) Graeme, Graham, Grahame, Tatum(English) Graeme, Graham, Grahame(Scottish)
Surname DescendantsBrigham, Burnham, Deadman, Debenham, Farnham, Graham, Hampton, Holmwood, Homewood, Tatham, Tatum, Varnham, Wickham, Woodham, Woodhams, Wortham, Wyndham(English) Graeme, Graham, Grahame(Scottish)
Sources & References
- Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 506, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.