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Higham.

Any of six villages in England:

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhaɪ.əm//ˈhɪk.əm//ˈhɪɡ.əm/
  1. Any of six villages in England: A village in Shirland and Higham parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3959).

    countable · uncountable
  2. Any of six villages in England: A village and civil parish in Gravesham district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ715715).

    countable · uncountable
  3. Any of six villages in England: A village in Pendle borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD805365).

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  4. Any of six villages in England: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE311071).

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  5. Any of six villages in England: A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM034357).

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  6. Any of six villages in England: A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL744646).

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  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English hēah (“high”) + hām (“homestead”).

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