Barsham
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Bassom
Etymology
editFrom the Old English personal name Bār, a byname from bār (“boar”), + -s- + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
editBarsham (countable and uncountable, plural Barshams)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the villages of East, North and West Barsham.
- A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM3989).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Barsham is the 114324th most common surname in England, belonging to 16 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barsham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 107.
- Forebears
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Norfolk, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Suffolk, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Suffolk, England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English