Etymology

Eastham

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Today it means: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ358805). Full definition →

Old English ēast
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromēast“east”
  2. English todayEastham

From Old English ēast (“east”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“river meadow”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishēast all →

eastastonEastonascotAstleyAscottAstburyEstonEastcoteOwstonAstwick

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