Dagenham

== English == === Etymology === From Old English Dæccanhām, having -ham. First appeared in a document (as Dæccanhaam) in a charter of Barking Abbey dating from 666 AD. The name almost certainly originated with a small farmstead, the "ham" or farm of a man called Daecca, of uncertain meaning, but compare þæc (“roof”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdæɡən(ə)m/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdæɡənəm/ Hyphenation: Dag‧en‧ham === Proper noun === Dagenham A suburban town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ4984). ==== Derived terms ==== Barking and Dagenham three stops short of Dagenham === Anagrams === hand game, handgame