"Wareham" meaning in All languages combined

See Wareham on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛəɹəm/ [UK] Forms: Warehams [plural]
Etymology: From Old English Werhām, from Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|Werhām}} Old English Werhām, {{der|en|ang|wer||weir}} Old English wer (“weir”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Wareham (countable and uncountable, plural Warehams)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Dorset, England, Places in England, Towns in Dorset, England, Towns in England Derived forms: Wareham St Martin, Wareham Town
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-2wLjYoed
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-xO39pf1H
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-9-3MMAnP
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Massachusetts, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Massachusetts, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-BC7KQoaj
  5. (uncountable) A placename:
    A ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Minnesota, USA, Ghost towns in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-9lPD19LO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 2 8 53 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 7 6 9 52 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 7 5 9 55 5
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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