Barham

B3A1R1H4A1M3
/ˈbæɹəm/

proper noun

A village in Barham and Woolley parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1375).

OriginOld English beorg →
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Meanings

proper nounBarham (countable and uncountable, plural Barhams)

plural Barhams · alternative Bareham · alternative Boram

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Barham and Woolley parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1375).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2050).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1451).
    4. countableuncountableA town in Riverina district, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbeorg“hill”
  2. EnglishBarham

Two possible origins: * The villages in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk are named with Old English beorg (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”). * The village in Kent is probably named with an unattested Old English personal name *Beora, a derivative of bera (“bear”), + hām (“homestead”).

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