Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Haddincham c.972 BCS1278 11

• Hadigham a.1213 YChvii

• Odingehem, Odingehen, Edidha', Ediham 1086 DB

• Hatyngham c.1130 SD

• Addingham, Addyngham 12 YDx 1192 YChvii 1361 FF 1544 WillY 1569,1604 FF

• Long Addyngham 1743 PRHmp

• Adingham, Adyngham 1195–1212 YChvii 13 YDx 1252 Ch 1279–81 QW 1280 Ebor 1621 FF

• Adyngham in Craven 1318 YDiv

• Long Ading(g)am 1652 PRAdel 1676 PRMl

Etymology

There is some doubt whether this contains an old folk-name in -ingas (gen.pl. -inga ), as medial -e - is found only in two DB spellings and one variant reading from SD; the rest of the earlier material including the OE  spelling suggests rather that -ing - here represents the OE connective -ing 4 . 'Homestead associated with Ad(d)a', from the OE  pers.n. Ad (d )a and hām . For the affixes v. Craven 1supra and lang 'long' (in allusion to the length of the village).