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Gardham

Gardham proper noun: a hamlet in Cherry Burton parish and Etton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9542).

Proper noun

Gardham (countable and uncountable, plural Gardhams)

  1. A hamlet in Cherry Burton parish and Etton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9542).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Gardham

pluralGardhams

Origin of Gardham

Recorded as Gerdene in the Domesday Book, tha placename derives from the dative plural form of Old Norse gerði (“fenced field”).

Questions about Gardham

What does Gardham mean?
Gardham means a hamlet in Cherry Burton parish and Etton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9542).
What part of speech is Gardham?
Gardham is a proper noun.

Words near Gardham in the dictionary

  1. garderobe
  2. garderobes
  3. gardes
  4. gardevin
  5. gardevins
  6. Gardham
  7. Gardhams
  8. gardi
  9. gardian
  10. gardians
  11. gardie

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