Bentham

B3E1N1T1H4A1M3

proper noun

An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places.

“Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and social reformer.”

OriginOld English *beonot →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places.

    Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and social reformer.

  2. A village in Badgeworth civil parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9116).
  3. A civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district, that includes High Bentham and Low Bentham.

Origin

  1. Old English*beonot“bent grass”
  2. EnglishBentham

From Old English *beonot (“bent grass”) + hām (“homestead, village”).

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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