# Pakenham

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #68,512

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL924673).
2. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the Old English personal name Pacca + hām (“homestead”).

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