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Barham

/ˈbæɹəm/

Barham proper noun: a village in Barham and Woolley parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1375).

Proper noun

Barham (countable and uncountable, plural Barhams)

  1. A village in Barham and Woolley parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1375).
  2. A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2050).
  3. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1451).
  4. A town in Riverina district, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Barham

pluralBarhams
alternative formBareham
alternative formBoram

Origin of Barham

Two possible origins: * The villages in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk are named with Old English beorg (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”). * The village in Kent is probably named with an unattested Old English personal name *Beora, a derivative of bera (“bear”), + hām (“homestead”).

Words formed from Barham

Questions about Barham

What does Barham mean?
Barham means a village in Barham and Woolley parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1375).
What part of speech is Barham?
Barham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Barham?
Barham is pronounced /ˈbæɹəm/.

Words near Barham in the dictionary

  1. Barguna District
  2. bargus
  3. barguses
  4. bargust
  5. bargusts
  6. Barham
  7. Barham and Woolley
  8. Barhams
  9. barhop
  10. barhopped
  11. barhopper

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