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Bissom

hamlet · Cornwall

Old EnglishAI-generated

Bissom may derive from an Old English personal name, possibly 'Biscop', combined with 'hām', meaning homestead or village. It would mean 'Biscop's homestead'.

Word origins

Bissom
Old EnglishBiscop's homestead(from Biscop "bishop (personal name)", hām "homestead, village")