Somersham
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Somersham likely refers to a 'summer dwelling' or 'summer pasture'. It is formed from the Old English 'sumor' meaning summer and 'hām' meaning homestead or village.
Word origins
- Somer
- Old EnglishAttestedsummer(from sumor "summer")
- sham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village(from hām "homestead, village, manor")
Historical forms
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