Stoneham
Stoneham proper noun: a habitational surname from locations.
Proper noun
Stoneham (countable and uncountable, plural Stonehams)
- A habitational surname from locations.
- A historical village in Hampshire, England: see North Stoneham and South Stoneham.
- A resort community in Stoneham-and-Tewkesbury, Quebec, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health.2025 January 22, Nick Stoico, “Newton city council approves generational tobacco ban, joining other Mass. towns”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025
- A township in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Grimes County, Texas, almost a ghost town.
Forms of Stoneham
| plural | Stonehams |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Stonham |
| alternative form | Stanham |
Origin of Stoneham
From Middle English Stonham, from Old English stān + hām. By surface analysis, stone + home.
Words formed from Stoneham
- North Stoneham
- South Stoneham
- Stoneham-and-Tewkesbury
- Stoneham and Tewkesbury
- Stoneham et Tewkesbury
- Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
Questions about Stoneham
- What does Stoneham mean?
- Stoneham means a habitational surname from locations.
- What part of speech is Stoneham?
- Stoneham is a proper noun.
Words near Stoneham in the dictionary
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