Great Wilbraham
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Great Wilbraham means 'the large settlement of Wilbraham'. The name derives from the Old English personal name 'Wilburh' and the term '-hām', meaning homestead or village.
Word origins
- Great
- Old Englishlarge, important
- Wilbraham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead of Wilburh(from Wilburh "personal name", -hām "homestead, village")
Historical forms
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