Wykeham
village · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Wykeham is an Old English name meaning 'a village or homestead by the wych-elm trees'. It combines the term for a settlement ('wīc') with a word for home or homestead ('hām').
Word origins
- Wyke
- Old EnglishAttestedwych-elm settlement(from wīc "wych-elm")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedhome, homestead(from hām "home, homestead")
Historical forms
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