English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Wakeham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • Wakeham 1774 Hutch1
  • Wacombe 1608 LRMB 1650 ParlSurv
  • village of Wacum 1650 ib
  • Weakham 1710 Map
  • Wykeham c.1825 Map
  • Wakem 1828 Bettey1

Etymology

Wakeham (Kelly, about SY 696715), Wakeham 1774 Hutch1, Wacombe 1608LRMB , 1650ParlSurv , village of Wacum 1650ib , Weakham 1710 Map, Wykeham c. 1825 Map, Wakem 1828 Bettey1, perhaps from wacu 'a watch, a wake' and cumb 'valley'.

Places in the same Parish