Dagenham

Dag·en·ham
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UK/ˈdæɡən(ə)m/US/ˈdæɡənəm/

proper noun

A suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).

OriginOld English Dæccanhām →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishDæccanhām
  2. EnglishDagenham

From Old English Dæccanhām, having -ham. First appeared in a document (as Dæccanhaam) in a charter of Barking Abbey dating from 666 AD. The name almost certainly originated with a small farmstead, the "ham" or farm of a man called Daecca, of uncertain meaning, but compare þæc (“roof”).

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APA

Dagenham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dagenham

MLA

“Dagenham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dagenham. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dagenham,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dagenham.

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