Etymology

Grantham

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Today it means: A market town and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9136). Full definition →

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The story

From either the Old English personal name Granta or grand (“gravel”) + hām (“homestead”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.