Peckham

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Peckham

/pɛkəm/ UK

Where it comes from

Probably from Old English Pēac- (“Peak”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

By surface analysis, Peck + -ham, referring to the River Peck in south London, though the river was likely named after the settlement.

proper noun Peckhams

countable, uncountable A suburb of the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3476).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{peckham_2026,
  title = {Peckham},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peckham},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}