Meltham

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/ˈmɛlθəm/archaic/ˈmɛltəm/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1010).

OriginMiddle English Meltham ← Old English *melt →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1010).

Origin

  1. Old Englishhām“-ham”
  2. Old English*melt“smelting”
  3. Middle EnglishMeltham
  4. EnglishMeltham

From Middle English Meltham, perhaps from Old English *melt (“smelting”) or mealt (“malt”) + Old English hām (“-ham”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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