Downham
hamlet · Norfolk
Old EnglishAI-generated
Downham is an Old English name meaning 'Dufa's homestead' or 'homestead on the hill'. It combines a personal name or a topographical term with 'ham'.
Word origins
- Down
- Old Englishpersonal name or high place(from Dufa "personal name", dūn "hill, high place")
- ham
- Old Englishhomestead, village(from hām "homestead, village, manor")
Historical forms
Donham · Downham