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Putnam.

A surname.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

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  2. A placename. A community in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

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  3. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Marengo County, Alabama.

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  4. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Windham County, Connecticut.

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  5. A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Illinois.

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  6. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A township in Fayette County, Iowa.

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  7. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A township in Linn County, Iowa.

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  8. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A township in Anderson County, Kansas.

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  9. A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sedgwick Township, Harvey County, Kansas.

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  10. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A township in Livingston County, Michigan.

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  11. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, New York, named after Continental General Israel Putnam.

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  12. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Dewey County, Oklahoma.

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  13. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A small township in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

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  14. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Callahan County, Texas.

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  15. A placename. Ellipsis of Putnam County

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  16. A placename. Ellipsis of Putnam Township

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Where this word comes from

A reduced variant of Puttenham.

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