Cavenham
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Cavenham means 'the farmstead of Cafa's people'. It is named after a personal name and a word for a farmstead.
Word origins
- Cafa
- Old Englisha personal name(from Cafa "chaff")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village(from hām "homestead, village")
Historical forms
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