Wareham

W4A1R1E1H4A1M3
UK/ˈwɛəɹəm/

proper noun

A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).

OriginOld English Werhām →
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Meanings

proper nounWareham (countable and uncountable, plural Warehams)

plural Warehams

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).
    2. countableuncountableA community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
    3. countableuncountableA community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwer“weir”
  2. Old EnglishWerhām
  3. EnglishWareham

From Old English Werhām, from Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

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APA

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

MLA

“Wareham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wareham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wareham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wareham.

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