Faversham

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UK/ˈfævəʃəm/US/ˈfævɚʃəm/

proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0161).

OriginOld English Fefreshām ← Latin faber →
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Meanings

proper nounFaversham (countable and uncountable, plural Favershams)

plural Favershams

  1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0161).
  2. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

  1. Latinfaber“smith, craftsman”
  2. Old EnglishFefreshām
  3. EnglishFaversham

From Old English Fefreshām, of which the second element is hām (“homestead”) and the first element is of uncertain origin; it may come from Latin faber (“smith, craftsman”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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