# Dagenham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdæɡən(ə)m/ · frequency rank #44,722

## Definitions
1. A suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984).

## Etymology
From Old English Dæccanhām, having -ham. First appeared in a document (as Dæccanhaam) in a charter of Barking Abbey dating from 666 AD. The name almost certainly originated with a small farmstead, the "ham" or farm of a man called Daecca, of uncertain meaning, but compare þæc (“roof”).

## Easily confused with
- **Denham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dagenham-vs-denham)

## Common misspellings (12)
`adgenham`, `daegnham`, `dagehnam`, `dagenahm`, `dagenhamm`, `dagenhham`, `dagenhma`, `dagennham`, `daggenham`, `dagneham`, `ddagenham`, `dgaenham`

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