Wareham

A placename:

Proper noun

  1. A placename:

    1. A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).

    2. A community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

    3. A community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

    4. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

    5. A ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.

  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From Old English Werhām, from Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Forms

Warehams

Derived

East Wareham Wareham St Martin Wareham Town