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Sparham

Sparham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0719).

Proper noun

Sparham (countable and uncountable, plural Sparhams)

  1. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0719).
  2. A habitational surname.

Forms of Sparham

pluralSparhams

Origin of Sparham

From either the Old English noun *spearr (“spear, shaft”) or Old Norse sparri (“wooden beam, rafter”) + Old English hām (“homestead”).

Questions about Sparham

What does Sparham mean?
Sparham means a village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0719).
What part of speech is Sparham?
Sparham is a proper noun.

Words near Sparham in the dictionary

  1. sparging
  2. Spargo
  3. Spargo Creek
  4. Spargos
  5. spargosis
  6. Sparham
  7. Sparhams
  8. sparhawk
  9. sparhawks
  10. sparid
  11. sparids

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