Upper Inglesham
village · Swindon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Upper Inglesham denotes a settlement situated higher up or further from another place called Inglesham. The name Inglesham likely originates from an Old English personal name and 'ham', meaning village or homestead.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old Englishhigher, further up(from uppe "up")
- Inglesham
- Old EnglishAttestedIngel's homestead(from Ingel "Ingel (personal name)", ham "homestead, village")