Gotham

[ˈɡɒθ.əm]

Meaning

from Old English gāt 'goat' + hām 'home': homestead where goats are kept

Background Story

Gotham comes from the Old English gāt, meaning goat, and hām, meaning home, so the word denotes a homestead where goats are kept. The original pronunciation had /th/ with later loss of /h/, and the pronunciation with /θ/ is a spelling pronunciation that arose from a misreading of th as a digraph.

Temperament

Cool

Gender

Unisex

Language

English

Name Start With

G

Letter Count

6 Letters