Etymology

Twickenham

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Today it means: A town in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, south-western Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1673). Full definition →

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The story

"Twicca's land by the river bend," from Old English personal name *Twic(c)a, in the genitive singular *Twic(c)an + hamm (“river bend”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.