Effingham

== English == === Etymology === From Old English, "Effa's farmstead," from *Effa +‎ -ing + ham (“home”). The first element is a variant of Æffa, Uffa, a king of the Angles (c. 575), attested in names such as Abridge, Uffington, and Ufford, but of uncertain origin. === Proper noun === Effingham A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1253). A hamlet in the town of Pelham, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada. A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Effingham County, Illinois. A minor city in Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire. An unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina. ==== Derived terms ==== Effingham County Effingham Junction === References ===