Etymology

Oxenham

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Today it means: A habitational surname. Full definition →

Old English oxna
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  1. Old English · inherited fromoxna
  2. English todayOxenham

From Old English oxna, the genitive plural of oxa (“ox”) + hām (“farm”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishoxna all →

OxboroughOxendaleOxenholme

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.