Farnham

F4A1R1N1H4A1M3
UK/ˈfɑːnəm/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9515).

OriginOld English fearn →
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Meanings

proper nounFarnham (countable and uncountable, plural Farnhams)

plural Farnhams

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9515).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4724).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3460).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM3660).
    5. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in Waverley district, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8447).
    6. countableuncountableA village in Erie County, New York, United States.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
    8. countableuncountableA locality in the Dubbo council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfearn“fern”
  2. EnglishFarnham

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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