Kirkham

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UK/ˈkɜː(ɹ)kəm/

proper noun

A town and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4232).

OriginOld English ċiriċe →
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Meanings

proper nounKirkham (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkhams)

plural Kirkhams

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4232).
    2. countableuncountableA small village in Westow parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7365).
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of the council of Camden, south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishċiriċe“church”
  2. EnglishKirkham

From a Scandinvianized form of Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + hām (“homestead”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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