Lytham

L1Y4T1H4A1M3
UK/ˈlɪðəm/

proper noun

A large suburban area in Lytham St Annes, Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3627).

OriginOld English hleoþum →
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Meanings

proper nounLytham (countable and uncountable, plural Lythams)

plural Lythams

  1. countableuncountableA large suburban area in Lytham St Annes, Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3627).

    Tom Morton, from Lytham in Lancashire, said his neurodiverse mind "thinks outside the box" and "numbers to me are like a language" which he learns by associating them with mental images.

    2026 September 3, Ollie Samuels, “Memory man aims to learn Pi to 70,000 decimal places”, in BBC News, retrieved 04 Sep 2026
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhleoþum
  2. EnglishLytham

From Old English hleoþum, dative plural of hliþ (“slope”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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