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Ham.

A surname.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/hæm/

  1. A surname.

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  2. A suburb and ward in Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4657).

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  3. A small village in Ham and Stone parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6898).

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  4. A suburban area in the borough of Richmond upon Thames and borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1771).

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  5. Two districts (East Ham and West Ham) in borough of Newham, Greater London.

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  6. A hamlet in Northbourne parish, Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3254).

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  7. A small village and civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, England, south of Hungerford, West Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3363).

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  8. A village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2373)

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Where this word comes from

* As an English and German surname, variant of Hamm. * As a Dutch surname, from the noun ham (“bend in a river”). Compare Van Ham, Vanderham. * As a French surname, from several placenames, from the Frankish source of the Dutch word above. * As a Serbo-Croatian, Slovak and Hungarian surname (Hám), from the noun hám (“harness”), and sometimes from the German sense above. * As a Slovene surname, possibly from the "harness" or German senses above, or from ham (“grab, bite”). * As a Czech surname, shortened from Abraham. * As a Korean surname, from the name 함 (ham) (more at Ham). Compare Hahm. * As a Chinese surname, from several names such as 咸 (xián) (see Xian), 闞 /阚 (see Kan), 范 (fàn) (see fan), 譚 /谭 (tán) (see Tan), and possibly 涵 (hán, “contain”). * In some English surnames, from Old English hām, probably reduced from a name using it as a suffix -ham.

name/hæm/

  1. A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

Where this word comes from

From Hebrew חָם.

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