Borehamwood

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proper noun

A town in Elstree and Borehamwood parish, Hertsmere district, southern Hertfordshire, England, the original spelling was Boreham Wood (OS grid ref TQ1996).

OriginOld English bor →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Elstree and Borehamwood parish, Hertsmere district, southern Hertfordshire, England, the original spelling was Boreham Wood (OS grid ref TQ1996).

Origin

  1. Old Englishbor“elevated place; hill”
  2. EnglishBorehamwood

Respelling of Boreham Wood, from Boreham + wood. "Boreham" is from Old English bor (“elevated place; hill”) + hām (“village, hamlet”).

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APA

Borehamwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Borehamwood

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“Borehamwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Borehamwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Borehamwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Borehamwood.

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