Etymology

Kilham

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0664). Full definition →

Middle English Killom ← Old English cylnum
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  1. Old English · inherited fromcylnum
  2. Middle English · inherited fromKillom
  3. English todayKilham

Inherited from Middle English Killom, from Old English cylnum, dative plural of cyln (“kiln”).

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