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Wortham

Wortham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0877).

Proper noun

Wortham (plural Worthams)

  1. (uncountable) A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0877).
  2. (uncountable) A census-designated place in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States.
  3. (uncountable) A town in Freestone County, Texas, United States.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wortham

pluralWorthams

Origin of Wortham

From Old English worþ (“enclosure”) + hām (“homestead”).

Questions about Wortham

What does Wortham mean?
Wortham means a village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0877).
What part of speech is Wortham?
Wortham is a proper noun.

Words near Wortham in the dictionary

  1. worth one's weight in salt
  2. worth one's while
  3. Worth syndrome
  4. worth the whistle
  5. worth while
  6. Wortham
  7. Worthams
  8. worthed
  9. worthen
  10. Worthen with Shelve
  11. Worthenbury

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