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Kirkham.

A placename:

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɜː(ɹ)kəm/UK
  1. A placename: A town and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4232).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A placename: A small village in Westow parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7365).

    countable · uncountable
  3. A placename: A suburb of the council of Camden, south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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

    countable
Where this word comes from

From a Scandinvianized form of Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + hām (“homestead”).

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