Boreham

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the city of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7509).

OriginOld English bor →
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Meanings

proper nounBoreham (countable and uncountable, plural Borehams)

plural Borehams

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the city of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7509).
  2. countableuncountableA former hamlet, now a suburb of Warminster, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8844).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbor“elevated place; hill”
  2. EnglishBoreham

From Old English bor (“elevated place; hill”) + hām (“village, hamlet”).

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

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Chicago

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