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Wenham

Wenham proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Wenham (countable and uncountable, plural Wenhams)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. Former name of East Carver, Carver, Massachusetts.

Forms of Wenham

pluralWenhams
alternative formWannan

Origin of Wenham

Habitational surname from any of various places in Suffolk, from Old English wynn (“pasture”) + hām (“homestead”).

Words formed from Wenham

  • Little Wenham
  • Wenham Magna
  • Wenham Parva

Questions about Wenham

What does Wenham mean?
Wenham means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Wenham?
Wenham is a proper noun.

Words near Wenham in the dictionary

  1. Wengers
  2. Wengert
  3. Wengerts
  4. Wengi
  5. Wenglish
  6. Wenham
  7. Wenhams
  8. Wenhaston
  9. Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet
  10. Wenhsi
  11. Wenig

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