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Peckham

/pɛkəm/

Peckham proper noun: a suburb of the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3476).

Proper noun

Peckham (countable and uncountable, plural Peckhams)

  1. A suburb of the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3476).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Peckham

pluralPeckhams

Origin of Peckham

Probably from Old English Pēac- (“Peak”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”). By surface analysis, Peck + -ham, referring to the River Peck in south London, though the river was likely named after the settlement.

Words formed from Peckham

Questions about Peckham

What does Peckham mean?
Peckham means a suburb of the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3476).
What part of speech is Peckham?
Peckham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Peckham?
Peckham is pronounced /pɛkəm/ (UK).

Words near Peckham in the dictionary

  1. peckest
  2. pecketh
  3. Peckett
  4. peckful
  5. peckfuls
  6. Peckham
  7. Peckham Rye
  8. Peckhamian
  9. peckhamite
  10. Peckhamites
  11. Peckhams

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