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Turnham

Turnham proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Turnham (plural Turnhams)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Turnham

pluralTurnhams

Origin of Turnham

Habitational surname, from Old English trun (“circular”) + hamm (“enclosure”) or hām (“village, hamlet”).

Questions about Turnham

What does Turnham mean?
Turnham means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Turnham?
Turnham is a proper noun.

Words near Turnham in the dictionary

  1. turnhall
  2. turnhalle
  3. turnhallen
  4. turnhalles
  5. turnhalls
  6. Turnham
  7. Turnham Green
  8. Turnhams
  9. Turnhouse
  10. Turnhout
  11. turnicid

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