Southam

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9725).

OriginOld English sūþ →
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Meanings

proper nounSoutham (countable and uncountable, plural Southams)

plural Southams

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9725).
    2. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4161).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsūþ“south”
  2. EnglishSoutham

From Old English sūþ (“south”) + hām (“homestead”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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