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.

Cam

Major Settlement in the Parish of Cam

Historical Forms

  • Camma 1086 DB c.1150 Monast 1154,e.13,1236 Berk
  • Cama 1177 BM
  • Camme, Kamme 1189–1216 Berk 1195 P 13 Glouc 1200 Cur 1220 Fees 1221 Ass 1575 TRMB
  • Kemme 1221 Ass
  • Chamme 1221 FF
  • Chambe 1601 ib
  • Cham 1652,1707 PR
  • Came 1401 Pat 1543 AOMB 1584 Comm
  • Cam 1472 ADii 1486 Pat 1664 PR

Etymology

The village is named from the R. Cam (i, 4supra ).