Dereham

D2E1R1E1H4A1M3
/ˈdɪəɹəm/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England. Also called East Dereham (OS grid ref TF9913).

OriginOld English Dēorhām →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England. Also called East Dereham (OS grid ref TF9913).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishDēorhām
  2. EnglishDereham

From Old English Dēorhām, equivalent to dēor (“wild animal”) + hām (“home”).

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Reedham
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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