Etymology

Thurnham

T1H4U1R1N1H4A1M3

Today it means: A small village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8057). Full definition →

Old English þorn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromþorn“thornbubsh”
  2. English todayThurnham

From Old English þorn (“thornbubsh”) + hām (“homestead”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishþorn all →

ThorntonthornThorndikeThornburyThornleyThorleyThorneyThoringtonTarbock

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.