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Bingham.

A town and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK703343).

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɪŋəm/
  1. A town and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK703343).

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  2. An eastern suburb of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3072).

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  3. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Jeff Davis County, Georgia.

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  4. A locale in the United States: A village in Fayette County, Illinois; named for Judge Horatio Bingham.

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  5. A locale in the United States: A town in Somerset County, Maine; named for Pennsylvania statesman William Bingham.

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  6. A locale in the United States: A township in Clinton County, Michigan, named after Kinsley S. Bingham, as are the other two Michigan townships.

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  7. A locale in the United States: A township in Huron County, Michigan.

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  8. A locale in the United States: A township in Leelanau County, Michigan.

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  9. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Nebraska.

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  10. A locale in the United States: A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania.

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  11. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Dillon County, South Carolina.

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  12. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

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  13. An English habitational surname for someone from the town in Nottinghamshire, or Melcombe Bingham in Dorset.

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Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old English Bynna (given name) + -ing + hām (“home, property”), or from Old Norse bingr (“stall, bed”) + hām.

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