Chatham: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Chatham – Meaning: homestead by the wood – Origin: Old English place name (with an earlier Brittonic element) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: CHAT-um


Chatham is an Old English place name (with an earlier Brittonic element) boy's name meaning “homestead by the wood”. It appears in our list of 175+ Coastal Baby Names for Sea-Loving Families.

Meaning & Origin of Chatham

Meaning: Homestead by the wood.

Origin: Old English place name (with an earlier Brittonic element).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Chatham

Phonetic: CHAT-um   IPA: /ˈtʃætəm/

Popularity of Chatham

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1984–2024.

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