Grafham

G2R1A1F4H4A1M3

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1669).

OriginOld English grāf →
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Meanings

proper nounGrafham (countable and uncountable, plural Grafhams)

plural Grafhams · alternative Graffam

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1669).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Bramley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0241).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgrāf“grove, copse”
  2. EnglishGrafham

From Old English grāf (“grove, copse”) + hām (“homestead”).

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APA

Grafham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grafham

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Chicago

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