Densham

D2E1N1S1H4A1M3

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounDensham (plural Denshams)

plural Denshams

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

Probably a habitational surname from a minor place in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, recorded as Denewoldesham in the XIII century, named with the Old English personal name Deneweald + -s- + hām (“homestead”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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