The story
- Old English · derived frombor“elevated place; hill”
- English todayBoreham
From Old English bor (“elevated place; hill”) + hām (“village, hamlet”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbor all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village and civil parish in the city of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7509). Full definition →
From Old English bor (“elevated place; hill”) + hām (“village, hamlet”).
Old Englishbor all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.