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Dunham

/ˈdʌnəm/

Dunham proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Dunham (countable and uncountable, plural Dunhams)

  1. A surname from Old English.
    • Devon Dunham of Hardeeville was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 77-year-old Ernest Stevens after a two-day trial May 25-27, the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office said.2021 June 4, Shellie Murdaugh, “Man found not guilty of former Hardeeville fire chief's murder”, in Bluffton Today, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2021
  2. An unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio, United States.

Forms of Dunham

pluralDunhams
alternative formDonham

Origin of Dunham

Habitational surname from any of various places in England, from Old English dūn (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”).

Words formed from Dunham

Questions about Dunham

What does Dunham mean?
Dunham means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Dunham?
Dunham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dunham?
Dunham is pronounced /ˈdʌnəm/.

Words near Dunham in the dictionary

  1. Dungworth
  2. Dungworths
  3. dungy
  4. dungyard
  5. dungyards
  6. Dunham
  7. Dunham Massey
  8. Dunham-on-the-Hill
  9. Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford
  10. Dunhampstead
  11. Dunhams

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