Debenham

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proper noun

A large village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1763).

OriginOld English hām →
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Meanings

proper nounDebenham (countable and uncountable, plural Debenhams)

plural Debenhams

  1. countableuncountableA large village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1763).
  2. countableuncountableA locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhām“village; property, estate”
  2. EnglishDebenham

From Deben (“a local river”) + Old English hām (“village; property, estate”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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