Cranham
village · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Cranham is an Old English name possibly meaning 'crane home' or 'crane haunt'. 'Cran' refers to the bird, and 'hām' means home or dwelling.
Word origins
- Cran
- Old EnglishAttestedcrane(from cran "crane")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedhome, village(from hām "home, estate, village")