Culham
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Culham is likely derived from the Old English personal name 'Cufa' and 'ham', meaning 'Cufa's homestead'. Alternatively, 'Cul-' could refer to a pigsty.
Word origins
- Cul-
- Old Englishpigsty, enclosure(from cūl "pigsty, enclosure")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village(from hám "homestead, village")
Historical forms
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