Effingham

English Etymology From en ang -, "Effa's farmstead," from ang *Effa ing 1 + ang ham home.Everett-Heath, John (2017): The Concise Dictionary of World Place Names The first element is a variant of ang Æffa, ang Uffa, a king of the Angles (c. 575), attested in names such as en Abridge, en Uffington, and Ufford, but of uncertain origin.Traces of History in the Names of Places: With a Vocabulary of the Roots Out of which Names of Places in England and Wales are Formed, p. 275Hanks, Patrick (2003): Dictionary of American Family Names, p. 516 Proper noun en village/and/cpar in bor/Guildford co/Surrey cc/England OS grid ref TQ1253. Parish map (England) en hamlet town:pref/Pelham rmun/Niagara p/Ontario c/Canada. en place c/USA: en city/county seat co/Effingham County s/Illinois. en minor city twp:Suf/Benton co/Atchison County s/Kansas. en town co/Carroll County s/New Hampshire. en ucomm co/Florence County s/South Carolina. TopoZone: Effingham, South Carolina Derived terms en Effingham County en Effingham Junction en South Effingham References