Name Element HAM 1

Type Word

Usage Anglo-Saxon

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "home, estate, settlement" [1].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesheim(Ancient Germanic) heimr(Ancient Scandinavian)

Given Name DescendantsHama(Anglo-Saxon Mythology) Graeme, Graham, Tatum, Grahame(English) Graeme, Graham, Grahame(Scottish)

Surname DescendantsBrigham, Burnham, Deadman, Debenham, Farnham, Hampton, Holmwood, Homewood, Tatham, Tatum, Varnham, Wickham, Woodham, Woodhams, Wortham, Wyndham(English) Graeme, Graham, Grahame(Scottish)

Place Name DescendantsBurnham, Debenham, Farnham, Grantham, Tatham, Wickham, Wortham, Wymondham(English)

Same Spellingham (2)

Sources & References

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

Entry updated February 4, 2020