English Explanatory Dictionary

Thurnham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A small village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8057).
  3. A civil parish (served by Thurnham with Glasson Parish Council) in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England; settlements include Lower Thurnham and Upper Thurnham.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Thurnham Thurnhams

Etymology

From Old English þorn (“thornbubsh”) + hām (“homestead”).

Derived words

Lower Thurnham Upper Thurnham
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