# Wickham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɪkəm/ · frequency rank #29,523

## Definitions
1. A village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3971).
2. A village and civil parish (served by Wickham and Knowle Parish Council) in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5711).
3. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
4. A locality on King Island, Tasmania, Australia.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Middle English Wicham, Wikham, from Old English wīċ (“village”) + hām (“homestead”). Doublet of Wycombe.

## Easily confused with
- **Windham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wickham-vs-windham)
- **Wycombe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wickham-vs-wycombe)

## Common misspellings (11)
`iwckham`, `wcikham`, `wicckham`, `wichkam`, `wickahm`, `wickhamm`, `wickhham`, `wickhma`, `wickkham`, `wikcham`, `wwickham`

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