English Explanatory Dictionary

Kirkham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A town and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4232).
  3. A small village in Westow parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7365).
  4. A suburb of the council of Camden, south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɜː(ɹ)kəm/

Word forms

Kirkham Kirkhams

Etymology

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

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