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Pakenham

Pakenham proper noun: a village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL924673).

Proper noun

Pakenham (countable and uncountable, plural Pakenhams)

  1. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL924673).
  2. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Pakenham

pluralPakenhams
alternative formPeckenham

Origin of Pakenham

From the Old English personal name Pacca + hām (“homestead”).

Words formed from Pakenham

Questions about Pakenham

What does Pakenham mean?
Pakenham means a village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL924673).
What part of speech is Pakenham?
Pakenham is a proper noun.

Words near Pakenham in the dictionary

  1. pake
  2. Pakefield
  3. pakeha
  4. Pakeha Maori
  5. pakehas
  6. Pakenham
  7. Pakenham South
  8. Pakenham Upper
  9. Pakenhams
  10. paker
  11. pakers

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