Faversham

English

Etymology

From Old English Fefreshām, of which the second element is hām (“homestead”) and the first element is of uncertain origin; it may come from Latin faber (“smith, craftsman”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Faversham (countable and uncountable, plural Favershams)

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0161). [1]
  2. A surname.

References

  1. ^ Parish map
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