Fordham
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)d(h)əm/
Fordham proper noun: a surname.
Proper noun
Fordham
- A surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.
- Mr. Morris’s home, Mount Fordham, was in the possession of the family for many years prior to the Revolutionary War. […] He leaves one son, Fordham Morris, and two grandchildren, Alice Cheesman and Lewis G. Morris, Jr., daughter and son of a dead son, Francis Morris.1900 September 20, “Coal Goes Up in Brooklyn. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
- On Tuesday, Bachelorette star Ashley Hebert and husband J.P. Rosenbaum welcomed their first child, a son named Fordham Rhys.2014 September 30, Heidi Parker, Cassie Carpenter, “'Cutest little baby on the planet!' Bachelorette star Ashley Hebert welcomes son Fordham with husband J.P. Rosenbaum”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG...
- A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6370).
- A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9228).
- A hamlet and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL6199).
- A neighbourhood in the western Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States.
Examples of Fordham in a sentence
- Mike is […] survived by his […] grandsons Hutchison Keith and Baker Fordham Justice; […]2020 July 2, “[Obituaries] Michael Keith Smith”, in Orlando Sentinel, final edition, Orlando, Fla.: Orlando Sentinel Communications...
- Matthew and Julia Childress, Powell, a boy, Fordham Kirwan Childress2020 November 11, “[Births] UT Medical Center”, in Shopper News (Knoxville News Sentinel), Bearden edition, volume 14, number 46...
Origin of Fordham
From Old English ford + either hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“promontory”).
Questions about Fordham
- What does Fordham mean?
- Fordham means a surname.
- How do you use Fordham in a sentence?
- Mike is […] survived by his […] grandsons Hutchison Keith and Baker Fordham Justice; […]
- What part of speech is Fordham?
- Fordham is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Fordham?
- Fordham is pronounced /ˈfɔː(ɹ)d(h)əm/.
Words near Fordham in the dictionary
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