The story
- Old English · derived fromfearn“fern”
- English todayFareham
Recorded as Ferneham in the Domesday Book, the placename derives from Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishfearn all →
fernFarleyFarnhamFairburnFernleyFarlowFarnworthFarnleyFarncombeFarndishFarnhill
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.