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Eltham.

A suburban area of London in Greenwich borough.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɛltəm/UK/ˈɛlθəm/Australia
  1. A suburban area of London in Greenwich borough.

  2. A locality in the Lismore council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

  3. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

  4. A town in South Taranaki district, Taranaki, New Zealand.

  5. An unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States.

Where this word comes from

'Elta's homestead', from Old English personal name *Elta + hām (“homestead”).

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