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English word origin

Etymology of Soham

Inherited from Old English Sǣgham, from a compound of *sǣġe and hām (“homestead”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A town and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL5973).

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

Inherited from Old English Sǣgham, from a compound of *sǣġe and hām (“homestead”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

A male given name from Sanskrit.

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

Transliteration of Hindi सोहम (soham) or Bengali সোহম (śōhom).

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