Coldham
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Coldham probably means 'the cold homestead' or 'cold enclosure'. It is derived from the Old English 'cald' (cold) and 'hām' (homestead, village, estate).
Word origins
- Cold
- Old Englishcold(from cald "cold")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village, estate(from hām "homestead, village, estate")