Etymology

Bramham

B3R1A1M3H4A1M3

Today it means: A village in Bramham cum Oglethorpe parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4243). Full definition →

Old English brōm
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombrōm“brushwood”
  2. English todayBramham

Perhaps from Old English brōm (“brushwood”) + hām (“homestead”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbrōm all →

broomBromleyBramptonBroomfieldBromwichBromptonBramleyBramhallBrimleyBromwellBrimhallBramallBromhamBrummellBramelBramhillBromlow

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