Bentham

== English == === Etymology === From Old English *beonot (“bent grass”) + hām (“homestead, village”). === Proper noun === Bentham An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places. Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and social reformer. A village in Badgeworth civil parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9116). A civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district, that includes High Bentham and Low Bentham. ==== Derived terms ==== Benthamism Benthamite High Bentham Low Bentham === References === === Further reading === “Bentham”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Bentham on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Badgeworth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === bathmen