Eltham

English

Etymology

'Elta's homestead', from Old English personal name Elta + hām (“homestead”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛltəm/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlθəm/

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Proper noun

Eltham

1. A suburban area of London in Greenwich borough.
2. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
3. A town in South Taranaki, New Zealand.
4. An unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

• Eltham Park
• New Eltham

Anagrams

• HAMLET, Hamlet, Lathem, Thelma, hamlet, methal