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Gillingham

/ˈdʒɪ.lɪŋ.əm/

Gillingham proper noun: a town in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ775675).

Proper noun

Gillingham (countable and uncountable, plural Gillinghams)

  1. A town in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ775675).
  2. A town and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST805265).
  3. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM411920).
  4. An unincorporated community in the town of Marshall, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Gillingham

pluralGillinghams

Origin of Gillingham

From the Old English personal name *Gylla + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Questions about Gillingham

What does Gillingham mean?
Gillingham means a town in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ775675).
What part of speech is Gillingham?
Gillingham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gillingham?
Gillingham is pronounced /ˈdʒɪ.lɪŋ.əm/.

Words near Gillingham in the dictionary

  1. Gillin
  2. gilling
  3. Gilling East
  4. Gilling West
  5. Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury
  6. Gillingham
  7. Gillinghams
  8. Gillins
  9. gillion
  10. gillions
  11. Gillis

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