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Soham

/ˈsəʊ.əm/

Soham proper noun: a town and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL5973).

Proper noun (1)

Soham

  1. A town and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL5973).

Proper noun (2)

Soham

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit.

Origin of Soham

Inherited from Old English Sǣgham, from a compound of *sǣġe and hām (“homestead”).

Transliteration of Hindi सोहम (soham) or Bengali সোহম (śōhom).

Questions about Soham

What does Soham mean?
Soham means a town and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL5973).
What part of speech is Soham?
Soham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Soham?
Soham is pronounced /ˈsəʊ.əm/.

Words near Soham in the dictionary

  1. sohai
  2. Sohail
  3. Sohails
  4. Sohal
  5. Sohals
  6. Soham
  7. sohan
  8. sohan halva
  9. sohbat
  10. SOHC
  11. sohcahtoa

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