English word origin

Etymology of Cheam

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Source etymology 1

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name

A suburban village in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, on the border with Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2463).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The earliest alleged form is Cegeham in 727, referencing a prior land grant from 675. From this, Eilert Ekwall proposes an origin from Old English *ceg + hām, where the first element is from a Germanic root possibly meaning "stump". While the 727 document is of dubious authenticity, the name Cegham or Ceiham is attested in various other sources, such as a will from c. 950.

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Derivation mention*cegang

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Khmer.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Khmer ជាម (ciəm).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mentionជាមkm

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