Etymology

Bingham

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Today it means: A town and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK703343). Full definition →

Old English Bynna ← Old Norse bingr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived frombingr“stall, bed”
  2. Old English · derived fromBynna
  3. English todayBingham

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old English Bynna (given name) + -ing + hām (“home, property”), or from Old Norse bingr (“stall, bed”) + hām.

Words from the same roots

Old Norsebingr all →

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