Effingham

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1253).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1253).
  2. A hamlet in the town of Pelham, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Effingham County, Illinois.
    2. A minor city in Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas.
    3. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
    4. An unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina.

Origin

From Old English, "Effa's farmstead," from *Effa + -ing + ham (“home”). The first element is a variant of Æffa, Uffa, a king of the Angles (c. 575), attested in names such as Abridge, Uffington, and Ufford, but of uncertain origin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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