Etymograph

English

Trentham

Trentham comes from Old English hām ‘homestead’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150hām‘homestead’
  2. EnglishtodayTrentham

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150hām‘homestead’
  2. EnglishtodayTrentham

Linked words

through Old English hām ‘homestead’

home, ham, hame, 7 more

Today it means

name A placename: A suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8741).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English hām / Trentham