fulham

fulham · noun¹

So called because loaded dice were supposed to have been chiefly made at Fulham, originally in Middlesex, England.

Fulham · proper noun²

1. Old English · derived fromhamm“riverbend land”
2. Old English · derived fromFullanhām
3. English todayFulham

From Old English Fullanhām, Fullanhōm, from personal name *Fulla + Old English hamm (“riverbend land”).

Words from the same roots