Dagenham

English

Etymology

From Old English Dæccanhaam, having -ham. First appeared in a document (as Dæccanhaam) in a charter of Barking Abbey dating from 666 AD. The name almost certainly originated with a small farmstead, the "ham" or farm of a man called Daecca, of uncertain meaning, but compare þæc (“roof”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdæɡən(ə)m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdæɡənəm/

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• Hyphenation: Dag‧en‧ham

Proper noun

Dagenham

1. A suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).

Derived terms

• Barking and Dagenham
• three stops short of Dagenham

Anagrams

• hand game, handgame