"Wenham" meaning in English

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Proper name

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”) 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 39 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 45 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 51 4
  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 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 45 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 51 4
  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

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