Etymology

Beetham

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4979). Full definition →

Old Norse bjothum
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived frombjothum
  2. English todayBeetham

Probably from Old Norse bjothum, dative plural form of beth (“embankment”).

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