English Explanatory Dictionary

Burnham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district, and partly in Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9382).
  3. A town in Essex, England; see Burnham-on-Crouch.
  4. A hamlet in Thornton Curtis parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0517).
  5. A coastal town in Somerset, England; see Burnham-on-Sea.
  6. A community in the Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
  8. A village in Cook County, Illinois, just south of Chicago.
  9. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
  10. An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.
  11. A borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, the location of an army camp.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɝnəm/ /bɜːnəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Burnham.wav

Word forms

Burnham Burnhams

Etymology

From Old English burna (“stream”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Derived words

Burnham Green Burnham Legard Burnham Market Burnham Norton Burnham-on-Crouch Burnham-on-Sea Burnham Overy Burnham Thorpe Legarda-Burnham-Kisad
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