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Puttenham

Puttenham proper noun: an English surname from placenames.

Proper noun

Puttenham (countable and uncountable, plural Puttenhams)

  1. An English surname from placenames.
  2. A village in Dacorum borough, Hertfordshire, England.
  3. A village in Surrey, England.

Forms of Puttenham

pluralPuttenhams

Origin of Puttenham

From Old English personal name Putta, genitive case Puttan + hām (“homestead, settlement”).

Words formed from Puttenham

Questions about Puttenham

What does Puttenham mean?
Puttenham means an English surname from placenames.
What part of speech is Puttenham?
Puttenham is a proper noun.

Words near Puttenham in the dictionary

  1. puttee
  2. putteedar
  3. putteedars
  4. puttees
  5. putten
  6. Puttenham
  7. putter
  8. putter about
  9. putter around
  10. putter up
  11. putter-on

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