Etymology

Bosham

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Today it means: A coastal village and civil parish in the City of Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8004). Full definition →

Middle English Boseham ← Old English Bosanhām
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromBosanhām
  2. Middle English · inherited fromBoseham
  3. English todayBosham

Inherited from Middle English Boseham, from Old English Bosanhām, fro Bosa (a personal name) + hām (“homestead”).

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