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Kelham

Kelham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7755).

Proper noun

Kelham (countable and uncountable, plural Kelhams)

  1. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7755).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Kelham

pluralKelhams
alternative formKallam
alternative formKellam

Origin of Kelham

Recorded as Calun in the Domesday Book, the village's name probably derives from the dative plural form of Old Norse kiǫlr (“keel, ridge”), with reference to the line of hill north-west of the village.

Questions about Kelham

What does Kelham mean?
Kelham means a village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7755).
What part of speech is Kelham?
Kelham is a proper noun.

Words near Kelham in the dictionary

  1. Kelenföld
  2. kelep
  3. keleps
  4. kelewele
  5. Kelgoola
  6. Kelham
  7. Kelhams
  8. Keliher
  9. kelim
  10. kelims
  11. Keling

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