Tickenham
village · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Tickenham is an Old English place name meaning 'Ticca's people' or 'homestead of Ticca's kin'. It refers to a settlement associated with the family of a person named Ticca.
Word origins
- Ticca
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Ticca "personal name")
- ingas
- Old Englishpeople, followers of(from *inga "of the people of")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village(from *hām "homestead, village, manor")
Historical forms
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