Putnam

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounPutnam (countable and uncountable, plural Putnams)

plural Putnams

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A placename.
    1. countableuncountableA community in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Marengo County, Alabama.
    3. countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Windham County, Connecticut.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Putnam County, Illinois.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Fayette County, Iowa.
    6. countableuncountableA township in Linn County, Iowa.
    7. countableuncountableA township in Anderson County, Kansas.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sedgwick Township, Harvey County, Kansas.
    9. countableuncountableA township in Livingston County, Michigan.
    10. countableuncountableA town in Washington County, New York, named after Continental General Israel Putnam.
    11. countableuncountableA small town in Dewey County, Oklahoma.
    12. countableuncountableA small township in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
    13. countableuncountableA small town in Callahan County, Texas.
    14. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Putnam County
    15. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Putnam Township

Origin

A reduced variant of Puttenham.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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