Etymology

Isham

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8874). Full definition →

Old English hām
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhām“homestead”
  2. English todayIsham

From the name of the River Ise + Old English hām (“homestead”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhām all →

homehamcunninghamHempsteadHomewoodHampsteadRotherhamHampdenhjemBrahamTrenthamhameDebenhamCockerhamMeashamWykehamMelthamAlnhamGrabham-hamhyemPavenhamSparham

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