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Cockerham

Cockerham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4651).

Proper noun

Cockerham (countable and uncountable, plural Cockerhams)

  1. A village and civil parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4651).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Cockerham

pluralCockerhams
alternative formCockrum

Origin of Cockerham

From the name of the River Cocker + Old English hām (“homestead”).

Questions about Cockerham

What does Cockerham mean?
Cockerham means a village and civil parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4651).
What part of speech is Cockerham?
Cockerham is a proper noun.

Words near Cockerham in the dictionary

  1. cockered
  2. cockered up
  3. cockerel
  4. Cockerell
  5. cockerels
  6. Cockerham
  7. Cockerhams
  8. Cockerill
  9. cockering
  10. cockering up
  11. cockermeg

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