English Explanatory Dictionary

Fordham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6370).
  3. A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9228).
  4. A hamlet and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL6199).
  5. A neighbourhood in the western Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  7. A ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)d(h)əm/

Word forms

Fordham

Etymology

From Old English ford + either hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“promontory”).

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