Bispham
suburban area · Blackpool
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bispham likely refers to a farmstead or settlement associated with a person named 'Byssa'. It combines the Old English personal name 'Byssa' with 'ham' (homestead, village).
Word origins
- Bis
- Old Englishpersonal name Byssa(from Byssa "personal name")
- pham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village(from ham "homestead, village")