What is the origin of the name Newnam?
English: habitational name of the same etymology as Newham. The middle -n- comes from the oblique case nīwan originally used after a preposition. There are places called Newnham in Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire [...]
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What is the origin of the name Newnam?
English: habitational name of the same etymology as Newham. The middle -n- comes from the oblique case nīwan originally used after a preposition. There are places called Newnham in Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire [...]