Wrexham

English

Etymology

From Old English personal name Wryhtel + 's + Old English hamm (“water meadow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛksəm/
Rhymes: -ɛksəm

Proper noun

Wrexham

A town in Wrexham county borough, in northeastern Wales, United Kingdom.
A county borough in northeastern Wales, United Kingdom, named after the town, formerly belonging to Denbighshire and Clwyd.

Derived terms

Wrexhamite

Translations

town in north-east Wales

Welsh: Wrecsam

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