Fareham
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Recorded as Ferneham in the Domesday Book, the placename derives from Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Fareham (countable and uncountable, plural Farehams)
- A town and borough in Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU578048). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fareham is the 29452nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 126 individuals.
References
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fareham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɛəɹəm
- Rhymes:English/ɛəɹəm/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Towns in Hampshire, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Districts of Hampshire, England
- en:Districts of England
- en:Places in Hampshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- en:Boroughs in England