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Swettenham

Swettenham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ800671).

Proper noun

Swettenham (countable and uncountable, plural Swettenhams)

  1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ800671).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Swettenham

pluralSwettenhams
alternative formSweetnam
alternative formSwetenham
alternative formSwetnam

Origin of Swettenham

From the genitive form of the Old English personal name Sweta + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Words formed from Swettenham

Questions about Swettenham

What does Swettenham mean?
Swettenham means a village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ800671).
What part of speech is Swettenham?
Swettenham is a proper noun.

Words near Swettenham in the dictionary

  1. Swetland
  2. Swetlands
  3. Swetnam
  4. Swetnams
  5. Swett
  6. Swettenham
  7. Swettenhams
  8. Swetts
  9. sweven
  10. swevening
  11. swevenings

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