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单词 Effingham
释义

Effingham

English

Etymology

Old English, "Effa's farmstead," from Effa + -ing + ham (home).[1] The first element is a variant of Æffa, Uffa, a king of the Angles (c. 575), attested in names such as Abridge, Uffington, and Ufford, but of uncertain origin.[2][3]

Proper noun

Effingham

  1. A village in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1253).
  2. A city, the county seat of Effingham County, Illinois, United States.

Derived terms

  • Effingham County

References

  1. Everett-Heath, John (2017): The Concise Dictionary of World Place Names
  2. 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. 275
  3. Hanks, Patrick (2003): Dictionary of American Family Names, p. 516
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