Etymology

Pavenham

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9955). Full definition →

Old English hām
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhām“home”
  2. English todayPavenham

From an unclear personal name + Old English hām (“home”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhām all →

homehamcunninghamHempsteadHomewoodHampsteadRotherhamHampdenIshamhjemBrahamTrenthamhameDebenhamCockerhamMeashamWykehamMelthamAlnhamGrabham-hamhyemSparham

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