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Newnham

Newnham proper noun: a council ward in Bedford, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref (approx) TL0749). Also the ellipsis of Newnham College.

Proper noun

Newnham (countable and uncountable, plural Newnhams)

  1. A council ward in Bedford, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref (approx) TL0749).
  2. A western suburb of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4357).
  3. A village and civil parish (served by Newnham on Severn Parish Council) in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6911).
  4. A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7054).
  5. A village and civil parish (served by Caldecote and Newnham Parish Council) in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2437).
  6. A village and civil parish in Swale borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ9557).
  7. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5759).
  8. A hamlet in Aston Cantlow parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1560).
  9. A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
  10. A habitational surname from Old English.

Also used as

Newnham is also the ellipsis of Newnham College.

Forms of Newnham

pluralNewnhams
alternative formNewingham

Origin of Newnham

From Old English nēowan, weak dative form of nēowe (“new”), + hām (“village, hamlet”).

Words formed from Newnham

Questions about Newnham

What does Newnham mean?
Newnham means a council ward in Bedford, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref (approx) TL0749).
What part of speech is Newnham?
Newnham is a proper noun.

Words near Newnham in the dictionary

  1. Newnan
  2. Newnes
  3. Newnes Plateau
  4. newness
  5. newnesses
  6. Newnham
  7. Newnham Bridge
  8. Newnhams
  9. Newport
  10. Newport Beach
  11. Newport Center

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