Etymology

Southam

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9725). Full definition →

Old English sūþ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromsūþ“south”
  2. English todaySoutham

From Old English sūþ (“south”) + hām (“homestead”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsūþ all →

southSudburySutcliffeSouthallSouthwickSouthworthSoutheySeddingtonSouthcoteSouthropSudboroughSudbourneSudbrookeSudellSudlow

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