Fordham

F4O1R1D2H4A1M3
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)d(h)əm/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English ford →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.

    Matthew and Julia Childress, Powell, a boy, Fordham Kirwan Childress

    2020 November 11, “[Births] UT Medical Center”, in Shopper News (Knoxville News Sentinel), Bearden edition, volume 14, number 46, Knoxville, Tenn., →OCLC, page 3B, column 1
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    Mr. Morris’s home, Mount Fordham, was in the possession of the family for many years prior to the Revolutionary War. […] He leaves one son, Fordham Morris, and two grandchildren, Alice Cheesman and Lewis G. Morris, Jr., daughter and son of a dead son, Francis Morris.

    1900 September 20, “Coal Goes Up in Brooklyn. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

    On Tuesday, Bachelorette star Ashley Hebert and husband J.P. Rosenbaum welcomed their first child, a son named Fordham Rhys.

    2014 September 30, Heidi Parker, Cassie Carpenter, “'Cutest little baby on the planet!' Bachelorette star Ashley Hebert welcomes son Fordham with husband J.P. Rosenbaum”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2026

    Mike is […] survived by his […] grandsons Hutchison Keith and Baker Fordham Justice; […]

    2020 July 2, “[Obituaries] Michael Keith Smith”, in Orlando Sentinel, final edition, Orlando, Fla.: Orlando Sentinel Communications Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page B4, column 3
  3. A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6370).
  4. A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9228).
  5. A hamlet and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL6199).
  6. A neighbourhood in the western Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  8. A ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishford
  2. EnglishFordham

From Old English ford + either hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“promontory”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 福德姆, 福特漢姆 /福特汉姆
  • 福德姆 (Fúdémǔ)surname
  • 福特漢姆 /福特汉姆 (Fútèhànmǔ)surname
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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