Etymology

Wareham

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Today it means: A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287). Full definition →

Old English Werhām
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwer“weir”
  2. Old English · inherited fromWerhām
  3. English todayWareham

From Old English Werhām, from Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwer all →

weirwerWarfieldWarley

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