Allingham

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounAllingham (plural Allinghams)

plural Allinghams

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

Habitational surname from the village of Alvingham, in Lincolnshire, which is from the Old English personal name Ælfa + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

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APA

Allingham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allingham

MLA

“Allingham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allingham. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Allingham,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allingham.

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