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Newham.

An industrial suburb of Truro, Cornwall, England, located on the Truro River (OS grid ref SW8343).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈn(j)uːəm//ˈn(j)uːhæm/
  1. An industrial suburb of Truro, Cornwall, England, located on the Truro River (OS grid ref SW8343).

  2. A London borough in outer eastern Greater London, England, comprising East Ham, Stratford and West Ham.

  3. A hamlet in Ellingham parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1728).

  4. A small town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.

  5. A surname.

Where this word comes from

new + Old English hamm (“water-meadow”). By surface analysis, new + -ham.

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