Wrexham

English

Etymology

From Old English personal name Wryhtel + 's + Old English hamm (“water meadow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛksəm/
• Rhymes: -ɛksəm

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Proper noun

Wrexham

1. A town in Wrexham county borough, in northeastern Wales, United Kingdom.
2. A county borough in northeastern Wales, United Kingdom, named after the town, formerly belonging to Denbighshire and Clwyd.

Derived terms

• Wrexhamite

Translations

town in north-east Wales

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雷克瑟姆 (Léikèsèmǔ)

• Welsh: Wrecsam