Theedom

English

Etymology

From Middle English thedom, thedome, thedam (“prosperity, success”); from thee (“to thrive, to prosper”) + -dom

Proper noun

Theedom (plural Theedoms)

  1. An English surname or nickname.

See also
  • (variant spellings of surname/nickname) Theadom, Thedam

References
  • Theedom in Patrick Hanks', Richard Coates', and Peter McClure's, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016, →ISBN
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