Sægham

Old English

Etymology

From *sǣġe +‎ hām (“home(stead)”), literally “homestead by a swampy pool”.

Proper noun

Sǣġhām m

  1. Soham (a town and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England)

Descendants

  • English: Soham

References

  • A. D. Mills (2011) A Dictionary of British Place Names, London, England: Oxford University Press
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