Meaning & origin
What it means
Cheatum is a form of Cheatham. Cheatham goes back to a word meaning “wood, forest.”
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Where it comes from
Cheatum is a form of Cheatham. Cheatham comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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Cheatum’s family of names
In English usage, Cheatum as a surname has a related form in CHEATHAM.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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