"Eastham" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Easthams [plural]
Etymology: From Old English ēast (“east”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“river meadow”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|ēast||east}} Old English ēast (“east”), {{m|ang|hām||homestead}} hām (“homestead”), {{m|ang|hamm||river meadow}} hamm (“river meadow”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Eastham (countable and uncountable, plural Easthams)
  1. A placename
    A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ358805).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Merseyside, England, Villages in England, Villages in Merseyside, England
    Sense id: en-Eastham-en-name-PvxS83y9
  2. A placename
    A village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Worcestershire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Worcestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Eastham-en-name-zkbJ3V5w
  3. A placename
    A town in Barnstable 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-Eastham-en-name-VM2xEveb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 25 49 19
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Eastham-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Easom [surname] Derived forms: North Eastham Coordinate_terms: East Ham, Northam, Southam, Westham

Inflected forms

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