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Foulsham

Foulsham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0324).

Proper noun

Foulsham (countable and uncountable, plural Foulshams)

  1. A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0324).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Foulsham

pluralFoulshams
alternative formFolsham
alternative formFolsom
alternative formFolson
alternative formFulgham
alternative formFulghum

Origin of Foulsham

From Old English fugol (“bird”) + -s- + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Questions about Foulsham

What does Foulsham mean?
Foulsham means a village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0324).
What part of speech is Foulsham?
Foulsham is a proper noun.

Words near Foulsham in the dictionary

  1. Foulridge
  2. fouls
  3. fouls one's own nest
  4. fouls out
  5. fouls up
  6. Foulsham
  7. Foulshams
  8. foulsmelling
  9. foulsome
  10. foulé
  11. foumart

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