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Oxenham

Oxenham proper noun: a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Oxenham

  1. A habitational surname.

Origin of Oxenham

From Old English oxna, the genitive plural of oxa (“ox”) + hām (“farm”).

Questions about Oxenham

What does Oxenham mean?
Oxenham means a habitational surname.
What part of speech is Oxenham?
Oxenham is a proper noun.

Words near Oxenham in the dictionary

  1. oxenes
  2. Oxenforth
  3. oxengate
  4. oxengates
  5. Oxenhall
  6. Oxenham
  7. Oxenholme
  8. Oxenhope
  9. oxenium
  10. oxeniums
  11. oxenkind

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