Wykeham

W4Y4K5E1H4A1M3

proper noun

A locality in Weston parish, South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2626).

OriginOld English hām →
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Meanings

proper nounWykeham (countable and uncountable, plural Wykehams)

plural Wykehams

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA locality in Weston parish, South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2626).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Malton parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE8175).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref SE9683).
    4. countableuncountableA township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwic
  2. Old Englishhām“homestead”
  3. EnglishWykeham

The second element is Old English hām (“homestead”), while the first one (in North Yorkshire at least) is from Old English wic; recorded as Wicham in 1086 (DB).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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