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Fareham

/ˈfɛəɹəm/

Fareham proper noun: a town and borough in Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU578048).

Proper noun

Fareham (countable and uncountable, plural Farehams)

  1. A town and borough in Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU578048).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Fareham

pluralFarehams

Origin of Fareham

Recorded as Ferneham in the Domesday Book, the placename derives from Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”).

Words that rhyme with Fareham

Questions about Fareham

What does Fareham mean?
Fareham means a town and borough in Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU578048).
What part of speech is Fareham?
Fareham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fareham?
Fareham is pronounced /ˈfɛəɹəm/.

Words near Fareham in the dictionary

  1. Farefare
  2. Farefari
  3. faregate
  4. faregates
  5. Farehalehuttaa
  6. Fareham
  7. Farehams
  8. Farehulhehdhoo
  9. farepayer
  10. farepayers
  11. farer

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