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Barsham

Barsham proper noun: a civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the villages of East, North and West Barsham.

Proper noun

Barsham (countable and uncountable, plural Barshams)

  1. A civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the villages of East, North and West Barsham.
  2. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM3989).
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Barsham

pluralBarshams
alternative formBassom

Origin of Barsham

From the Old English personal name Bār, a byname from bār (“boar”), + -s- + hām (“homestead”).

Words formed from Barsham

  • East Barsham
  • North Barsham
  • West Barsham

Questions about Barsham

What does Barsham mean?
Barsham means a civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the villages of East, North and West Barsham.
What part of speech is Barsham?
Barsham is a proper noun.

Words near Barsham in the dictionary

  1. Barseghians
  2. Barseghyan
  3. Barseghyans
  4. barses
  5. barsful
  6. Barsham
  7. Barshams
  8. Barshong
  9. barside
  10. Barsky
  11. Barskys

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