Wareham.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).
A placename: A community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
A placename: A community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
A placename: A ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English Werhām, from Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
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