Oldham

The story

1. Old English · derived fromAlda
2. Old Norse · derived fromholmr“holm, islet”
3. Old English · derived fromeald“old”
4. English todayOldham

Recorded as Aldehulme in the Domesday Book, the English toponym is named with Old English eald (“old”) + Old Norse holmr (“holm, islet”). Or else, the first element may be Old English Alda, a male given name, or the Cumbric/Proto-Brythonic equivalent of Welsh allt (“cliff”).

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