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hexham

/ˈhɛksəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
hex-ham
IPA
/ˈhɛksəm/
21
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England; historically the county town of Hexhamshire (OS grid ref NY9363).

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Etymology

From Middle English Hexham, a contraction of Middle 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hexham, Hestaldesham, Hagustaldeshām, Hagustaldes, hagosteald

Derived Forms

Hexhamshire

Questions

How do you pronounce hexham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛksəm/.
What does hexham mean?
A market town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England; historically the county town of Hexhamshire (OS grid ref NY9363).
Where does hexham come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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