Etymology

Dunham

D2U1N1H4A1M3

Today it means: A surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English dūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromdūn“hill”
  2. English todayDunham

Habitational surname from any of various places in England, from Old English dūn (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishdūn all →

downDuttonDuntonDunsmoreRawdonDunnettDunwichDuncombeBreedonChurchdownDownleyDungateLong CrendonNorth Downs

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.