Etymology

Aldingham

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Today it means: A coastal village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2871). Full definition →

Old English Alda
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromAlda
  2. English todayAldingham

From Old English Alda + ham (“home”), probably translating as "home of Alda's people."

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishAlda all →

Oldham

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.