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