-ingham explained

See also: -ington. -ingham is a suffix of English origin. Often following the name of a person, -ing means "folk of" or "clan of", and -ham suggests a home (village).^{[1] [2]}

The following is a list of surnames, place names, and fictional names that are suffixed with -ingham.

Real names

• Aldingham
• Bassingham
• Bellingham
• Bermingham
• Bessingham
• Billingham
• Birmingham
• Bressingham
• Brittingham
• Buckingham
• Burlingham
• Burningham
• Castlebellingham
• Chillingham
• Collingham
• Cottingham
• Cunningham
• Dersingham
• Dillingham
• Dullingham
• Edlingham
• Effingham
• Ellingham
• Farningham
• Fotheringham
• Framingham
• Framlingham
• Frodingham
• Gillingham
• Hassingham
• Hurlingham
• Immingham
• Lessingham
• Manningham
• Nottingham
• Pattingham
• Rockingham
• Sandringham
• Sheringham
• Uppingham
• Vanlandingham
• Walsingham
• Warlingham
• Whittingham
• Willingham
• Winningham
• Woldingham
• Wolsingham

Fictional names

• Cherringham: a series of mystery novels set in an English village of the same name penned by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Online Etymology Dictionary https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ing
2. Web site: Ing - definition, etymology and usage, examples and related words.
3. Web site: Graeme . 2019-03-10 . Cherringham . 2024-09-23 . Book Series in Order.