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Shipham

/ˈʃɪp.əm/

Shipham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Somerset, England.

Proper noun

Shipham

  1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England.

Origin of Shipham

Inherited from Middle English Shepeham, Shepehm, via Anglo-Norman Sipeham, a spelling reinterpretation of Old English *Sċēaphām, from sċēap (“sheep”) + hām (“homestead”), literally the 'The sheep home'.

Questions about Shipham

What does Shipham mean?
Shipham means a village and civil parish in Somerset, England.
What part of speech is Shipham?
Shipham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shipham?
Shipham is pronounced /ˈʃɪp.əm/ (UK).

Words near Shipham in the dictionary

  1. shipful
  2. shipfuls
  3. shipfyrd
  4. shipgirl
  5. shipgirls
  6. Shipham
  7. shiphandler
  8. shiphandlers
  9. shiphandling
  10. shipholder
  11. shipholders

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