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dagenham

/ˈdæɡənəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
Dag-en-ham
IPA
/ˈdæɡənəm/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).

Etymology

From Old English Dæccanhām, having -ham. First appeared in a document (as Dæccanhaam) in a charter of Barking Abbey dating from 666 AD. The name almost certainly originated with a small farmstead, the "ham" or farm of a man called Daecca, of uncertain meaning, but compare þæc (“roof”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdæɡənəm/
  • British English: /ˈdæɡən(ə)m/

Phrases

Barking and Dagenham three stops short of Dagenham

Questions

How do you pronounce dagenham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæɡənəm/.
What does dagenham mean?
A suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).
Where does dagenham come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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