Coverham, Debenham, Hexham or Hestildisham, Jaxtham, Lenham, Trentham, Tynningham (_i.e._ towns or villages on the Rivers Colne, Cover, Deben, Hestild, Jaxt, Len, Trent, Tyne); Cheltenham, on the Chelt; Oxnam, Co. Roxburgh, formerly Oxenham (a place of shelter for oxen); Hameln, on the R. Hamel, in Hanover; Drontheim or Trondjeim (throne dwelling); Kaiserheim (the emperor’s dwelling); Heidelsheim (the dwelling of Haidulf), in Bavaria; Hildesheim, probably the dwelling near the field of battle, Old Ger. _hilti_ (a battle); Mannheim (the dwelling of men), as contrasted with _Asheim_ or _Asgarth_ (the dwelling of the gods), in Baden; Hildersham, in Yorkshire, anc. _Hildericsham_ (the dwelling of Childeric). Ham is often contracted into _om_, _um_, _en_, or _am_, etc.--as in Dokum (the town of the port or dock), in Holland; Nehon, in Normandy, corrupt. from Nigel’s home; Angeln (the dwelling of the Angli); Oppeln, in Silesia (the dwelling of Oppo); Edrom, in Berwickshire, corrupt. from _Adderham_ (the dwelling on the R. Adder); Ednam, on the Eden, in Roxburghshire; Hitchen, on the Hiz or Hitche, in Herts; Fulham, anc. _Fullenham_ (the home of birds), A.S. _fugil_; Hownam (the dwelling of Howen or Owen), in Roxburghshire. In Flanders _ham_ or _heim_ often takes the forms of _eim_, _em_, etc., as in Killim (the dwelling of Kilian); Ledringhem (of Ledro); Hem (of Hugnes); Pitgain (of the well); Wolsen, for Wolfsheim; Bohemia (the home of the Boii); Dahlen (valley dwelling); Wolsen (Wolfa’s dwelling). [Sidenote: HAMMAN (Ar. and Turc.), HAMMAH,] hot springs; _e.g._ Hamman-Mousa (the hot springs of Moses); Hamman-Pharoon (of Pharaoh); Hammah-de-Cabes (the warm baths of Cabes), in North Africa; Alhama (the town of the warm baths), the name of several places in Spain. [Sidenote: HAMMER (Scand.)] This word sometimes signifies a village or small town, and sometimes a rock; _e.g._ Lillehammer (the little town); Oesthammer (east village); Hamr (a steep place), in Shetland; Hammerfeste, in the island of Qualoe, probably means the rock fortress, _faestung_. In German topography it is generally connected with the blacksmith’s hammer, and is common in localities where metals are worked, thus--Hammersmeide (hammer-smithy); Silberhammer (a place where silver is wrought), near Dantzic. Kemble also suspects a reference to Thor’s hammer in the names of some towns or villages in England; _e.g._ Hamerton, in Huntingdon, and also in Middlesex; Hammerwich, in Staffordshire; Hamerton-kirk, in Yorkshire. [Sidenote: HANG (Ger.),] a declivity, from _hängen_ (to hang), A.S. _hongian_; _e.g._ Hangenheim (the dwelling on the declivity); Pannshanger (Penn’s slope), in Herts; Clehonger (clayey slope), Hereford. [Sidenote: HAR, HAER (Teut.),]