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Altham

Today it means: A village in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England. Full definition →

Old English ælfet

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Old English · inherited fromælfet
English todayAltham

From Old English ælfet + hamm, meaning "water meadow where swans are found".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.