"Wenham" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Wenhams [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from any of various places in Suffolk, from Old English wynn (“pasture”) + hām (“homestead”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wynn||pasture}} Old English wynn (“pasture”), {{m|ang|hām||homestead}} hām (“homestead”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Wenham (countable and uncountable, plural Wenhams)
  1. A surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Wenham-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 20 13
  2. A town in Essex 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-Wenham-en-name-bi7pWrb8
  3. Former name of East Carver, Carver, Massachusetts. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Wenham-en-name-T6I7nTUG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Wannan [surname] Derived forms: Little Wenham, Wenham Magna, Wenham Parva

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Wenham meaning in All languages combined (2.9kB)

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