Wykeham
hamlet · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Wykeham possibly means 'the village of Wīca' or 'Wīca's homestead'. Wīca is a personal name, and 'ham' signifies a homestead or village.
Word origins
- Wyke
- Old EnglishAttestedDwelling, farmstead, village(from wīc "dwelling, farmstead, village")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedHomestead, village(from hām "homestead, village")
Historical forms
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