Meanings
plural Harphams
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0961).
- countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishhearpe“harp”
- EnglishHarpham
From Old English hearpe (“harp”) + ham (“homestead”).
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