Eltham

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UK/ˈɛltəm/Australia/ˈɛlθəm//ˈælθəm/

proper noun

A suburban area of London in Greenwich borough.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburban area of London in Greenwich borough.
  2. A locality in the Lismore council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A town in South Taranaki district, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  5. An unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States.

Origin

'Elta's homestead', from Old English personal name *Elta + hām (“homestead”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hamletThelmaLathemLethammethal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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