Beetham

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4979).

OriginOld Norse bjothum →
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Meanings

proper nounBeetham (countable and uncountable, plural Beethams)

plural Beethams

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4979).

    An almost 19th-century atmosphere has returned to Beetham since the M6 motorway drew away the traffic which used to roar along its main street.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd., page 53
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsebjothum
  2. EnglishBeetham

Probably from Old Norse bjothum, dative plural form of beth (“embankment”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Beetham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beetham

MLA

“Beetham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beetham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beetham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beetham.

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