Etymology

Everingham

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE804424). Full definition →

Old English eofor
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromeofor“boar”
  2. English todayEveringham

From Old English eofor (“boar”) + -ing + hām (“homestead”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englisheofor all →

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