Surname

Thurnham

“thornbubsh”

Thurnham is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Thurnham goes back to Old English þorn, meaning “thornbubsh.”

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Where it comes from

Thurnham comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English þorn (“thornbubsh”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Turnham

“circular”

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Old English

Huxham

“homestead”

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Old English

Hougham

“promontory, hill-spur” · “homestead”

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Old English

Trentham

“homestead”

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Old English

Wenham

“pasture”

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Old English

Worsham

“homestead”

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Old English

Greenham

“green”

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Old English

Banham

“bean”

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Sibling ideas

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