Burnham
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English burna (“stream”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Burnham (countable and uncountable, plural Burnhams)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district, and partly in Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9382). [1]
- A town in Essex, England; see Burnham-on-Crouch.
- A hamlet in Thornton Curtis parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0517).
- A coastal town in Somerset, England; see Burnham-on-Sea.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in Cook County, Illinois, just south of Chicago.
- A town in Waldo County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.
- A borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
- A settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, the location of an army camp. [2]
- A park in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Burnham is the 2315th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15775 individuals. Burnham is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burnham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 257.
Anagrams
[edit]Ilocano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Daniel Burnham.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Búrnham
- A park in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after American architect and urban designer Daniel Burnham.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbəɾnham/ [ˈbəɹn̪.hɐm]
- Rhymes: -əɾnham
- Syllabification: Burn‧ham
Proper noun
[edit]Burnham (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜑᜋ᜔)
- A park in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English 2-syllable words
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- en:Villages in Buckinghamshire, England
- en:Villages in England
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- en:Places in Buckinghamshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Places in Berkshire, England
- en:Towns in Essex, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Places in Essex, England
- en:Villages in Lincolnshire, England
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- en:Towns in Somerset, England
- en:Places in Somerset, England
- en:Villages in Saskatchewan
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Saskatchewan
- en:Places in Canada
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Villages in Illinois, USA
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- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Towns in Maine, USA
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Villages in New Zealand
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- en:Parks
- en:Places in Benguet, Philippines
- en:Places in the Philippines
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- ilo:Parks
- ilo:Places in Benguet, Philippines
- ilo:Places in the Philippines
- Tagalog eponyms
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/əɾnham
- Rhymes:Tagalog/əɾnham/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Parks
- tl:Places in Benguet, Philippines
- tl:Places in the Philippines