Malham

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UK/ˈmaləm/

proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD900629).

OriginOld Norse malg →
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Meanings

proper nounMalham (countable and uncountable, plural Malhams)

plural Malhams · alternative Maugham

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD900629).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsemalg
  2. EnglishMalham

Recorded as Malgun in the Domesday Book, the placename probably derives from Old Norse malg or maligr (“gravelly soil, sandbank”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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