Meaning & origin
What it means
Yeldham probably goes back to Old English gield, meaning “tax, payment.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Probably from Old English gield (“tax, payment”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Similar names
If you love Yeldham, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Oldham
“old”
67% boys · 33% girls
Altham
Altham is a surname from Old English.
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Acklam
“oak”
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Ingham
“homestead”
67% boys · 33% girls
Ellingham
“belonging to” · “homestead”
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Eltringham
“elf” · “army”
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Oxenham
“ox” · “farm”
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Allingham
“belonging to” · “homestead”
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