"Averham" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Recorded as Aigrun in the Domesday Book, the actual origin of this placename is still uncertain. Perhaps it is a compound of Old English ēa (“river”) and the dative plural form of gāra (“gore, strip of land”) or, alternatively, a fossilised survival of Old English ēagor (“water, sea”), from which eagre. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|ēa||river}} Old English ēa (“river”), {{der|en|ang|ēagor||water, sea}} Old English ēagor (“water, sea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Averham
  1. A village and civil parish (served by Averham, Kelham and Staythorpe Parish Council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7654). Wikipedia link: Domesday Book Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Nottinghamshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Nottinghamshire, England
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