Etymology

Wrexham

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Today it means: A town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales. Full definition →

Old English hamm
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhamm“water meadow”
  2. English todayWrexham

From Old English personal name Wryhtel + -es + Old English hamm (“water meadow”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhamm all →

hamfulhamNewham-ham

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