Etymology

Bentham

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Today it means: An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places. Full definition →

Old English *beonot
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  1. Old English · derived from*beonot“bent grass”
  2. English todayBentham

From Old English *beonot (“bent grass”) + hām (“homestead, village”).

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