Kilham

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/ˈkɪləm/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0664).

OriginMiddle English Killom ← Old English cylnum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0664).
  2. A hamlet and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT8832).
  3. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcylnum
  2. Middle EnglishKillom
  3. EnglishKilham

Inherited from Middle English Killom, from Old English cylnum, dative plural of cyln (“kiln”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

“Kilham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kilham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilham.

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