Dagenham

English

Etymology

From Old English Dæccanhām, having -ham. First appeared in a document (as Dæccanhaam) in a charter of Barking Abbey dating from 666 AD. The name almost certainly originated with a small farmstead, the "ham" or farm of a man called Daecca, of uncertain meaning, but compare þæc (“roof”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdæɡən(ə)m/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdæɡənəm/
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  • Hyphenation: Dag‧en‧ham

Proper noun

Dagenham

  1. A suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).

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