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Witham

Witham proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8214).

Proper noun

Witham (countable and uncountable, plural Withams)

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8214).
  2. A river, the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Witham

pluralWithams
alternative formWhittome
alternative formWithem

Origin of Witham

From *wiht (“bend”) + hām (“homestead”).

Words formed from Witham

Questions about Witham

What does Witham mean?
Witham means a town and civil parish with a town council in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8214).
What part of speech is Witham?
Witham is a proper noun.

Words near Witham in the dictionary

  1. withafastuosins
  2. withaferin
  3. withaferins
  4. withal
  5. withall
  6. Witham
  7. Witham Friary
  8. Witham on the Hill
  9. withametelin
  10. withametelins
  11. withamite

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