Etymology

Swaffham

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Today it means: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF8209). Full definition →

Middle English Swafham ← Old English Suāfhām
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  1. Old English · inherited fromSuāfhām
  2. Middle English · inherited fromSwafham
  3. English todaySwaffham

From Middle English Swafham, from Old English Suāfhām/Swǣfhām, a combination of Swǣfe (“Swabian person”) and hām (“home”).

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