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Chatham.

A port and town on the River Medway in Kent, England; the home of the Royal dockyard (OS grid ref TQ7667).

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name/ˈtʃæt.əm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtʃæð.əm/General-American
  1. A port and town on the River Medway in Kent, England; the home of the Royal dockyard (OS grid ref TQ7667).

  2. Any of several other places of the same name: A settlement near Machen in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).

  3. Any of several other places of the same name: A community and former township in Chatham-Kent municipality, southwestern Ontario, Canada.

  4. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Sitka, Alaska, named after Chatham Strait.

  5. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida.

  6. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A community area and neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois.

  7. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Sangamon County, Illinois.

  8. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Buchanan County, Iowa.

  9. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky.

  10. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A town in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.

  11. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

  12. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A village in Rock River Township, Alger County, Michigan.

  13. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A township in Wright County, Minnesota.

  14. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi.

  15. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.

  16. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A borough and township in Morris County, New Jersey.

  17. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A town in Columbia County, New York.

  18. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A village in the towns of Chatham and Ghent, Columbia County, New York.

  19. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.

  20. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and township in Medina County, Ohio.

  21. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

  22. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

  23. Any of several other places of the same name: A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  24. An English habitational surname from the place name.

  25. Ellipsis of Earl of Chatham; usually the first Earl, prime minister William Pitt ('Pitt the Elder').

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Where this word comes from

From an Old Welsh word cēd, meaning "wood" + hām (“home”).

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