Frodsham

F4R1O1D2S1H4A1M3
/ˈfɹɒdʃəm/

proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5277).

OriginOld English Frōd →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5277).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishFrōd“given name”
  2. EnglishFrodsham

From Old English Frōd (“given name”) + -es (“genitive suffix”) + hamm (“enclosure”). Literally, “Frōd's enclosure”.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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