Chatham

English

Etymology

From an Old Welsh word cēd, meaning "wood" + hām (“home”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃæt.əm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃæð.əm/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ætəm

Proper noun

Chatham

1. A port and town on the River Medway in Kent, England; the home of the Royal dockyard (OS grid ref TQ7667).
2. Any of several other places of the same name:
   1. A settlement near Machen in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).
   2. A community and former township in Chatham-Kent municipality, southwestern Ontario, Canada.
   3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A neighbourhood of Sitka, Alaska, named after Chatham Strait.
      2. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida.
      3. A community area and neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois.
      4. A village and township in Sangamon County, Illinois.
      5. An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Buchanan County, Iowa.
      6. An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky.
      7. A town in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
      8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

         Synonym: (historically) Monomoit

      9. A village in Rock River Township, Alger County, Michigan.
      10. A township in Wright County, Minnesota.
      11. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi.
      12. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
      13. A borough and township in Morris County, New Jersey.
      14. A town in Columbia County, New York.
      15. A village in the towns of Chatham and Ghent, Columbia County, New York.
      16. An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.
      17. An unincorporated community and township in Medina County, Ohio.
      18. An unincorporated community in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
      19. A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
      20. A town, the county seat of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
3. An English habitational surname from the place name.

Derived terms

• Chatham County
• Chatham Daylight Time
• Chatham Island, Chatham Islands
• Chatham-Kent
• Chatham Standard Time
• Chatham Valley
• Chats
• North Chatham
• since Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard
• when Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard

See also

• Medway Towns (sense 1)