Name Element HAM 1

Type Word

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)
Place Name DescendantsBurnham, Debenham, Farnham, Gotham, Grantham, Tatham, Wickham, Wortham, Wymondham(English)
Same Spellingḥam, ham 2, ham 3

Sources & References

  1. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 506, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022