Ham vs Lane

Ham

name
  • A small village and civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, England, south of Hungerford, West Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3363). 

  • A surname. 

  • A hamlet in Kent, England. 

  • A suburban area in borough of Richmond upon Thames and borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1771). 

  • A village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2373) 

  • Two districts (East Ham and West Ham) in borough of Newham, Greater London. 

  • A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem. 

Lane

name
  • A hamlet in Newquay parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8260). 

  • An unincorporated community in Oklahoma. 

  • An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska, taken from the surname. 

  • A city in Kansas. 

  • A female given name. 

  • A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] anglicised from various Irish surnames. 

  • A town in South Dakota. 

  • The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. 

  • A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in a lane. 

  • An unincorporated community in Idaho. 

  • A male given name transferred from the surname. 

  • A town in South Carolina. 

  • A hamlet near Holme, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1005). 

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