Etymology

Stoneham

S1T1O1N1E1H4A1M3

Today it means: A habitational surname from locations. Full definition →

Middle English Stonham ← Old English stān
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromstān
  2. Middle English · inherited fromStonham
  3. English todayStoneham

From Middle English Stonham, from Old English stān + hām. By surface analysis, stone + home.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishstān all →

stoneStanleyStanfordpebbleStauntonstanhopeStansfieldStatonStowellStanmoreStansteadAxtonstandenstaneStanburyStanbridgeStanwixStandlakeStandonStanionStanworthStofordstyen

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.