Fordham
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name means 'homestead by the ford'. It combines the Old English 'ford' with 'ham', meaning 'homestead' or 'village'.
Word origins
- Ford
- Old Englisha shallow place in a river or stream that can be crossed(from ford "ford")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village(from ham "homestead")
Historical forms
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