Meaning & origin
What it means
Wareham goes back to Old English wer, meaning “weir.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English Werhām, from Old English wer (“weir”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Similar names
If you love Wareham, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Waltham
“forest”
>99% boys
Wykeham
“homestead”
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Westerham
“western”
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Worsham
“homestead”
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Wintringham
“belonging to” · “homestead”
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Willingham
“belonging to” · “homestead”
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Wenham
“pasture”
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Wingham
“war” · “belonging to”
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