Fakenham

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A small market town located in the English county of Norfolk, in the eastern part of the country
2. A settlement in Norfolk, England, known as a market town serving the surrounding rural district
3. The name of a historic market town in the county of Norfolk in eastern England

Etymology: Fakenham is a market town in Norfolk, England, and its name is a place-name formed from Old English elements. The first part is probably a personal name, and the second is "hām", meaning "homestead" or "village," the common ending found in countless English place-names. The name is recorded in Domesday Book of 1086 as "Fachenham," which shows the name was already established by the time of the Norman survey. Its exact meaning remains uncertain, since the personal name it contains is not securely identified, so any specific figure proposed for its founder would be speculation.