Cheatham
//ˈtʃiːtəm// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Etymology
From Middle English, variant of Cheetham, from historical Cheetham in Lancashire, from Chet + ham; first element from Brythonic/Celtic *cęd (“wood, forest”), from Proto-Celtic *kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European *kayt-, *ḱayt- (“forest, wasteland, pasture”), related to Latin bū-cētum (“pastureland”, literally “cow-pasture”).
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