Putnam
Putnam proper noun: a surname. Also the ellipsis of Putnam County.
Proper noun
Putnam (countable and uncountable, plural Putnams)
- A surname.
- A community in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
- A census-designated place in Marengo County, Alabama.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Windham County, Connecticut.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Illinois.
- A township in Fayette County, Iowa.
- A township in Linn County, Iowa.
- A township in Anderson County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Sedgwick Township, Harvey County, Kansas.
- A township in Livingston County, Michigan.
- A town in Washington County, New York, named after Continental General Israel Putnam.
- A small town in Dewey County, Oklahoma.
- A small township in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
- A small town in Callahan County, Texas.
Also used as
Putnam is also the ellipsis of Putnam County.
Putnam is also the ellipsis of Putnam Township.
Forms of Putnam
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Origin of Putnam
A reduced variant of Puttenham.
Words formed from Putnam
- Putnam County
- Putnamian
- Putnam model
- Putnam Township
- Quine-Putnam indispensability argument
Questions about Putnam
- What does Putnam mean?
- Putnam means a surname.
- What part of speech is Putnam?
- Putnam is a proper noun.
Words near Putnam in the dictionary
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