Farnham.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish in Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9515).
A placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4724).
A placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3460).
A placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM3660).
A placename: A place in England: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Waverley district, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8447).
A placename: A village in Erie County, New York, United States.
A placename: An unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
A placename: A locality in the Dubbo council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
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