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Isham

Isham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8874).

Proper noun

Isham (countable and uncountable, plural Ishams)

  1. A village and civil parish in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8874).
  2. A community in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Isham

pluralIshams

Origin of Isham

From the name of the River Ise + Old English hām (“homestead”).

Questions about Isham

What does Isham mean?
Isham means a village and civil parish in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8874).
What part of speech is Isham?
Isham is a proper noun.

Words near Isham in the dictionary

  1. ish ka bibble
  2. isha
  3. Ishaan
  4. Ishak
  5. Ishaks
  6. Isham
  7. Ishams
  8. ishan
  9. Ishango
  10. Ishango bone
  11. Ishani

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