The newnham Surname
newnham Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name of the same etymology as Newham.
The middle -n- comes from the weak dative form,
neowan of Old English neowe, originally used after
a preposition. There are places named Newnham in Bedfordshire,
Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent,
Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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