The story
- Old English · derived fromfearn“fern”
- English todayFarnham
From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishfearn all →
fernFarleyFarehamFairburnFernleyFarlowFarnworthFarnleyFarncombeFarndishFarnhill
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.