Isham

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8874).

OriginOld English hām →
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Meanings

proper nounIsham (countable and uncountable, plural Ishams)

plural Ishams

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8874).
    2. countableuncountableA community in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhām“homestead”
  2. EnglishIsham

From the name of the River Ise + Old English hām (“homestead”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AmishMishaShimaMasihShami
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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