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Barsham

settlement · Suffolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

Barsham is an Old English name meaning 'the homestead or village by the brook'. It combines a personal name with a term for a watercourse.

Word origins

Barsham
Old Englishbrook homestead(from bere "barley, or personal name", ham "homestead, village")

Historical forms

Bersham