Grantham

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/ˈɡɹanθəm/obsolete/ˈɡɹæntəm/

proper noun

A market town and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9136).

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Meanings

proper nounGrantham (countable and uncountable, plural Granthams)

plural Granthams

  1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9136).
  2. countableuncountableA town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA locality in the municipal district of Taber, southern Alberta, Canada.
  5. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
  6. countableuncountableA rural town in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
  7. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From either the Old English personal name Granta or grand (“gravel”) + hām (“homestead”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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