# Eltham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛltəm/ · frequency rank #65,086

## Definitions
1. A suburban area of London in Greenwich borough.
2. A locality in the Lismore council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
3. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
4. A town in South Taranaki district, Taranaki, New Zealand.
5. An unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
'Elta's homestead', from Old English personal name *Elta + hām (“homestead”).

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