Swæfham

Old English

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Etymology

Recorded in the Domesday Book as Suāfhām. From Swǣfe (“Suebians”) +‎ hām (“home, homestead”).

Proper noun

Swǣfhām m

  1. Swaffham (a market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England)

Descendants

  • English: Swaffham

References

  • A. D. Mills (2011) A Dictionary of British Place Names, London, England: Oxford University Press
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