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Southam

Southam proper noun: a village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9725).

Proper noun

Southam (countable and uncountable, plural Southams)

  1. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9725).
  2. A market town and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4161).
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Southam

pluralSouthams

Origin of Southam

From Old English sūþ (“south”) + hām (“homestead”).

Questions about Southam

What does Southam mean?
Southam means a village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9725).
What part of speech is Southam?
Southam is a proper noun.

Words near Southam in the dictionary

  1. south-western
  2. south-wests
  3. southabout
  4. Southall
  5. Southalls
  6. Southam
  7. Southampton
  8. Southampton County
  9. Southampton elm
  10. Southampton elms
  11. Southampton Island

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