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Cheam.

A suburban village in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, on the border with Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2463).

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈt͡ʃiːm/
  1. A suburban village in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, on the border with Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2463).

Where this word comes from

The earliest alleged form is Cegeham in 727, referencing a prior land grant from 675. From this, Eilert Ekwall proposes an origin from Old English *ceg + hām, where the first element is from a Germanic root possibly meaning "stump". While the 727 document is of dubious authenticity, the name Cegham or Ceiham is attested in various other sources, such as a will from c. 950.

name
  1. A surname from Khmer.

Where this word comes from

From Khmer ជាម (ciəm).

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