Trentham

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proper noun

A suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8741).

OriginOld English hām →
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Meanings

proper nounTrentham (countable and uncountable, plural Trenthams)

plural Trenthams · alternative Trantham

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8741).
    2. countableuncountableA town in the Shire of Hepburn and the Shire of Moorabool, Victoria, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Upper Hutt, Wellington region, New Zealand.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhām“homestead”
  2. EnglishTrentham

From the name of the river Trent + Old English hām (“homestead”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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