# Wenham

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #79,187

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
3. Former name of East Carver, Carver, Massachusetts.

## Etymology
Habitational surname from any of various places in Suffolk, from Old English wynn (“pasture”) + hām (“homestead”).

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