Given name & surname

Southam

“south”

Southam is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Southam goes back to Old English sūþ, meaning “south.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Southam comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English sūþ (“south”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Southam, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Southall

“south”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Middle English

Southey

“south”

No U.S. birth series

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Celtic

Oldham

“old”

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

Old English · Nature

Sydenham

“large, spacious, wide” · “water meadow”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Southwick

“south”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Southcote

“south”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Stoneham

Stoneham is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Hougham

“promontory, hill-spur” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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