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Barham.

A placename:

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbæɹəm/
  1. A placename: A village in Barham and Woolley parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1375).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A placename: A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2050).

    countable · uncountable
  3. A placename: A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1451).

    countable · uncountable
  4. A placename: A town in Riverina district, New South Wales, Australia.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Two possible origins: * The villages in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk are named with Old English beorg (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”). * The village in Kent is probably named with an unattested Old English personal name *Beora, a derivative of bera (“bear”), + hām (“homestead”).

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