Gardham

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proper noun

A hamlet in Cherry Burton parish and Etton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9542).

OriginOld Norse gerði →
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Meanings

proper nounGardham (countable and uncountable, plural Gardhams)

plural Gardhams

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Cherry Burton parish and Etton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9542).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsegerði“fenced field”
  2. EnglishGardham

Recorded as Gerdene in the Domesday Book, tha placename derives from the dative plural form of Old Norse gerði (“fenced field”).

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

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