Burnham.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A number of places in the United Kingdom A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district, and partly in Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9382).
A placename: A number of places in the United Kingdom A town in Essex, England; see Burnham-on-Crouch.
A placename: A number of places in the United Kingdom A hamlet in Thornton Curtis parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0517).
A placename: A number of places in the United Kingdom A coastal town in Somerset, England; see Burnham-on-Sea.
A placename: A community in the Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Cook County, Illinois, just south of Chicago.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Waldo County, Maine.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, the location of an army camp.
A placename: A park in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
A habitational surname from Old English.
A habitational surname from Old English. Andy Burnham, British prime minister.
Where this word comes from
From Old English burna (“stream”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
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