Surname
Debenham
“village; property, estate”
Debenham is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Debenham goes back to Old English hām, meaning “village; property, estate.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English hām (“village; property, estate”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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