Where does “Tatham” come from?

Tatham is an English place name derived from Old English Tāta, a personal name of uncertain origin and meaning.

Tatham (English): OS grid ref SD605695

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SD605695

Ancestry of “Tatham”, step by step

Tatham traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hām

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
2Proto-West Germanichaimhome
3Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Old English Tāta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishTāta—
2Proto-West Germanic*tait—
3Proto-Germanictaitazradiant; bright; beaming; cheerful; tender;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoydo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandey-to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haimaz →