Bluntisham
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
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Bluntisham is named after a person called Blunta, with the Old English suffix '-ingas' meaning 'people of' and '-ham' meaning homestead or village. It signifies the village of Blunta's people.
Word origins
- Blunt
- Old Englishof Blunta(from Blunta "a personal name")
- isham
- Old Englishhomestead, village(from ingas hām "people of the homestead")
Historical forms
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