Meanings
proper nounFincham (plural Finchams)
plural Finchams
- A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, East, England, United Kingdom
- A surname.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ping-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)píngis
- Proto-Germanic*finkiz
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ping-
- Proto-Germanic*finkô
- Old Englishfinċ
- Proto-Germanic*haimaz
- Proto-West Germanic*haim
- Old Englishhām
- Old English*Finċhām
- Middle EnglishFincham
- EnglishFincham
Inherited from Middle English Fincham, from Old English *Finċhām, from finċ (“finch”) + hām (“home, homestead”).
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APA
Fincham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fincham
MLA
“Fincham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fincham. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fincham,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fincham.
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