# Chatham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtʃæt.əm/ · frequency rank #20,058

## Definitions
1. A port and town on the River Medway in Kent, England; the home of the Royal dockyard.
2. Any of several other places of the same name:
3. Any of several other places of the same name:
4. Any of several other places of the same name:
5. Any of several other places of the same name:
6. Any of several other places of the same name:
7. Any of several other places of the same name:
8. An English habitational surname from the place name.

## Etymology
From an Old Welsh word cēd, meaning "wood" + hām (“home”).

## Easily confused with
- **Clapham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chatham-vs-clapham)
- **Cathay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cathay-vs-chatham)
- **château** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chateau-vs-chatham)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cahtham`, `cchatham`, `chahtam`, `chatahm`, `chathamm`, `chathham`, `chathma`, `chattham`, `chhatham`, `chtaham`, `hcatham`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chatham