Etymology

Cockerham

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4651). Full definition →

Old English hām
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhām“homestead”
  2. English todayCockerham

From the name of the River Cocker + Old English hām (“homestead”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhām all →

homehamcunninghamHempsteadHomewoodHampsteadRotherhamHampdenIshamhjemBrahamTrenthamhameDebenhamMeashamWykehamMelthamAlnhamGrabham-hamhyemPavenhamSparham

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