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Dagenham
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English
Etymology
From en ang Dæccanhām, having en -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 "en ham" or farm of a man called Daecca, of uncertain meaning, but compare ang þæc roof.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdæɡən(ə)m/ RP
en /ˈdæɡənəm/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Dagenham.wav UK
en Dag en ham
Proper noun
en suburban town in the lbor/Barking and Dagenham in eastern co/Greater London cc/England c/UK OS grid ref TQ4984.
Derived terms
en Barking and Dagenham
en three stops short of Dagenham
Anagrams
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