Bentham
English
Etymology
From Old English *beonot (“bent grass”) + hām (“homestead, village”).
Proper noun
Bentham
- An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places.
- Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and social reformer.
- A village in Badgeworth civil parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9116).
- A civil parish with a town council in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Bentham”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Bentham, North Yorkshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Badgeworth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
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