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Burlingham

Burlingham proper noun: three villages in Lingwood and Burlingham civil parish, Norfolk, England: Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham.

Proper noun

Burlingham (countable and uncountable, plural Burlinghams)

  1. Three villages in Lingwood and Burlingham civil parish, Norfolk, England: Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham.
  2. An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio, United States.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Burlingham

pluralBurlinghams

Origin of Burlingham

From the Old English personal name *Bærla or *Byrla + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Phrases with Burlingham

Questions about Burlingham

What does Burlingham mean?
Burlingham means three villages in Lingwood and Burlingham civil parish, Norfolk, England: Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham.
What part of speech is Burlingham?
Burlingham is a proper noun.

Words near Burlingham in the dictionary

  1. burling
  2. Burlingame
  3. Burlingamer
  4. Burlingamers
  5. Burlingames
  6. Burlingham
  7. Burlinghams
  8. burlingiid
  9. burlingiids
  10. burlingiiform
  11. Burlingjobb

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