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Evesham

/ˈiːvʃəm/

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obsolete/ˈiːvɪʃəm/

Evesham proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0343).

Proper noun

Evesham

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0343).

Origin of Evesham

Inherited from Middle English Evesham, from Old English Eofesham (literally “Eof's enclosure”), from Eof (given name) + hamm (“enclosure”). By surface analysis, Eve's + -ham.

Words formed from Evesham

Questions about Evesham

What does Evesham mean?
Evesham means a town and civil parish with a town council in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0343).
What part of speech is Evesham?
Evesham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Evesham?
Evesham is pronounced /ˈiːvʃəm/.

Words near Evesham in the dictionary

  1. evesdropped
  2. evesdropper
  3. evesdroppers
  4. evesdropping
  5. evesdrops
  6. Evesham
  7. eveslogite
  8. Eveson
  9. evestar
  10. EVestG
  11. evestigate

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