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cheam

/ˈt͡ʃiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
cheam
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃiːm/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburban village in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, on the border with Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2463).

name

A surname from Khmer.

Etymology

The earliest alleged form is Cegeham in 727, referencing a prior land grant from 675. From this, Eilert Ekwall proposes an origin from Old English *ceg + hām, where the first element is from a Germanic root possibly meaning "stump". While the 727 document is of dubious authenticity, the name Cegham or Ceiham is attested in various other sources, such as a will from c. 950.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ceg, ជាម

Inflected Forms

Cheams (plural)

Phrases

North Cheam

Questions

How do you pronounce cheam?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃiːm/.
What does cheam mean?
A suburban village in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, on the border with Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2463).
Where does cheam come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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