The name "Steadham" follows a common pattern in English where the "ea" combination is pronounced as /i:/ (long "e" sound). In IPA phonetic transcription, it is written as /ˈstiːdəm/. The "d" is pronounced as a voiced dental stop /d/, while the final "am" is pronounced as an unstressed syllable with a reduced vowel sound of /əm/. The name is commonly found in the United Kingdom and the United States and is often spelled as "Stedham" or "Stedman" due to variations in regional dialects and pronunciation.