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Tickenham

village · North Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

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 Englishhomestead, village(from *hām "homestead, village, manor")

Historical forms

Ticheham