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Wingham

Wingham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2457).

Proper noun

Wingham (countable and uncountable, plural Winghams)

  1. A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2457).
  2. A short river in Kent, with its source in the parish, which joins the Little Stour.
  3. A town in the Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A community in North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wingham

pluralWinghams

Origin of Wingham

From the Old English personal name Wīga, a byname from wīġ (“war”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Questions about Wingham

What does Wingham mean?
Wingham means a village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2457).
What part of speech is Wingham?
Wingham is a proper noun.

Words near Wingham in the dictionary

  1. wingflaps
  2. wingform
  3. wingforms
  4. winggirl
  5. winggirls
  6. Wingham
  7. Winghams
  8. winghanded
  9. winghead
  10. winghead shark
  11. winghead sharks

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