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Dillingham

Dillingham proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Dillingham (plural Dillinghams)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Dillingham

pluralDillinghams

Origin of Dillingham

From Dullingham in East Cambridgeshire, dating back to Old English; from the personal name *Dulla + -ing + ham. The first element may be related to dæl (“divide, separate, pay over”), referring to a dealer.

Questions about Dillingham

What does Dillingham mean?
Dillingham means a surname.
What part of speech is Dillingham?
Dillingham is a proper noun.

Words near Dillingham in the dictionary

  1. dilligent
  2. dilligrout
  3. dilling
  4. Dillinger
  5. Dillingers
  6. Dillingham
  7. Dillinghams
  8. dillings
  9. dillio
  10. dillion
  11. dillions

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