English
Wrexham
Wrexham comes from Old English hamm ‘water meadow’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hamm‘water meadow’
- EnglishtodayWrexham
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hamm‘water meadow’
- EnglishtodayWrexham
Every English word from Old English hamm
Today it means
name A town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hamm / Wrexham