Etymology

Evesham

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0343). Full definition →

Middle English Evesham ← Old English Eofesham
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  1. Old English · inherited fromEofesham
  2. Middle English · inherited fromEvesham
  3. English todayEvesham

Inherited from Middle English Evesham, from Old English Eofesham (literally “Eof's enclosure”), from Eof (given name) + hamm (“enclosure”). By surface analysis, Eve's + -ham.

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