Dagenham
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English
Etymology
From Old English Dæccanhaam, 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”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdæɡən(ə)m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdæɡənəm/
Audio (UK): (file) - Hyphenation: Dag‧en‧ham
Proper noun
Dagenham
- A suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).