Evesham

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/ˈiːvʃəm//ˈiːsəm/obsolete/ˈiːvɪʃəm/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0343).

OriginMiddle English Evesham ← Old English Eofesham →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0343).
  2. A township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishEofesham
  2. Middle EnglishEvesham
  3. EnglishEvesham

Inherited from Middle English Evesham, from Old English Eofesham (literally “Eof's enclosure”), from Eof (given name) + hamm (“enclosure”). By surface analysis, Eve's + -ham.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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