Hexham

English

Etymology

From Middle English Hexham, a contraction of Old English Hestaldesham, Exseldesham, Extoldesham, Hestalasham, Hestoldesham, all variants of Old English Hagustaldeshām (“Hexham”), from Old English Hagustaldes (“Hagustald's”, personal name), from Old English hagosteald (“owner of a fenced-in plot of land, one living in his lord's house, an unmarried man, bachelor, young warrior”) + hām (“home, village, farmstead”). Compare also Hagustaldesēa (“Hexham”, literally “Hagustald's Island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛksəm/

Proper noun

Hexham

1. A market town in Northumberland, England; historically the county town of Hexhamshire.
2. A suburb of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A town in the Shire of Moyne, western Victoria, Australia.