Wanderlust World Wanderlust World The question asks for places ending in "nam," but the examples given—Buckingham, Nottingham, Chatham, Durham, Epsom, Farnham, Gillingham, Kennington, Lewisham, Mitcham, Oldham, Paddington, Tottenham, Waltham—all end in -ham (or -ton, -ham). None end in "-nam."
From Old English hām = "homestead, village, estate, manor" (cf. German Heim, Dutch heem). One of the most common English place-name elements.
| Name | County | Etymology |
|---|---|---|
| Buckingham | Bucks | Bucca's hām (Bucca's homestead) |
| Nottingham | Notts | Snot's ingahām (Snot's people's homestead) |
| Chatham | Kent | Cēat's hām |
| Durham | Durham | Dun (hill) + holme (island) — not -ham! |
| Epsom | Surrey | Ebbi's hām → Epsom |
| Farnham | Surrey | Fearn (fern) + hām |
| Gillingham | Kent/Dorset | Gylla's hām |
| Kennington | London | Cēna's ingatūn (Cēna's people's farm) — -ton, not -ham |
| Lewisham | London | Leofsa's hām |
| Mitcham | London | Micel (great) + hām |
| Oldham | Gtr Manchester | Eald (old) + hām |
| Paddington | London | Padda's ingatūn — -ton |
| Tottenham | London | Totta's hām |
| Waltham | Essex/London | Weald (forest) + hām |
The listed names end in -ham (homestead) or -ton (farm/settlement). The suffix "-nam" does not exist as a standard English place-name element. The question likely misheard "-ham."