Cobham as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cobham

What is the meaning of the name Cobham ?

The baby name Cobham is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOB-əm (IPA: /ˈkɒbəm/ British; /ˈkɑːbəm/ American).

Cobham is English in Origin.

Cobham is an English habitational surname-turned-given name, taken from the villages of Cobham in Surrey and Kent. The toponym derives from Old English: the personal name Cobba + hām or hamm, meaning “homestead/settlement” or “riverside meadow, enclosure,” hence “the estate or meadow of Cobba.” Records show medieval spellings such as Cobeham and Cobbeham, and the pronunciation is typically KOB-əm.

As a forename, Cobham is rare but fits the modern Anglophone trend of adopting aristocratic surnames. It is strongly associated with the medieval noble house of Cobham and the English title Baron Cobham (notably Sir John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham). Contemporary use is occasional for boys and sometimes unisex. Short forms like Cob or Cobb appear informally. There are no widely established variant given-name forms; related surnames include Cobb and Cobbe, which share the Cobba root.

⚙ Cobham is a rare name. Across 2 countries, we found 11 recorded uses of it.