# Peckham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pɛkəm/ · frequency rank #39,474

## Definitions
1. A suburb of the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3476).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Probably from Old English pēac (“peak”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

## Easily confused with
- **Pelham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peckham-vs-pelham)

## Common misspellings (11)
`epckham`, `pcekham`, `pecckham`, `pechkam`, `peckahm`, `peckhamm`, `peckhham`, `peckhma`, `peckkham`, `pekcham`, `ppeckham`

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