Etymology

Boreham

B3O1R1E1H4A1M3

Today it means: A village and civil parish in the city of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7509). Full definition →

Old English bor
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombor“elevated place; hill”
  2. English todayBoreham

From Old English bor (“elevated place; hill”) + hām (“village, hamlet”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbor all →

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