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Dagenham

Syllables: Dag·en·ham/ˈdæɡən(ə)m/US/ˈdæɡənəm/

Dagenham proper noun: a suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).

Proper noun

Dagenham

  1. A suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).

Origin of Dagenham

From Old English Dæccanhām, having -ham. First appeared in a document (as Dæccanhaam) in a charter of Barking Abbey dating from 666 AD. The name almost certainly originated with a small farmstead, the "ham" or farm of a man called Daecca, of uncertain meaning, but compare þæc (“roof”).

Words formed from Dagenham

Questions about Dagenham

What does Dagenham mean?
Dagenham means a suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).
What part of speech is Dagenham?
Dagenham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dagenham?
Dagenham is pronounced /ˈdæɡən(ə)m/ (UK).

Words near Dagenham in the dictionary

  1. Dagdag
  2. dage
  3. Dagelet
  4. Dagelma
  5. dagen
  6. Dagenham
  7. Dagenhart
  8. Dagenharts
  9. dagens
  10. Dager
  11. Dagers

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