Bentham

English

Etymology

From Old English *beonot (“bent grass”) + hām (“homestead, village”).

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Bentham

  1. An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places.
  2. Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and social reformer.
  3. A village in Badgeworth civil parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9116).
  4. A civil parish with a town council in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England.

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