Shipham

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Shepeham, Shepehm, via Anglo-Norman Sipeham, a spelling reinterpretation of Old English *Sċēaphām, from sċēap (“sheep”) + hām (“homestead”), literally the 'The sheep home'.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: shĭpĕm, IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪp.əm/

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• Rhymes: -ɪpəm

Proper noun

Shipham

1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England.

References

• Eilert Ekwall, *The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names*, 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1960.
• Christopher Saxton, Map of Somerset, 1575. Digitised by the South West Heritage Trust, Somerset Archive Catalogue: .
• Domesday Book entry for Shipham (1086), at Open Domesday, edited by Anna Powell-Smith: .