Rackham

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proper noun

A hamlet in Parham parish, Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ048841).

OriginOld English hrēac →
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Meanings

proper nounRackham (countable and uncountable, plural Rackhams)

plural Rackhams

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Parham parish, Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ048841).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhrēac“stack, pile of stones”
  2. EnglishRackham

From Old English hrēac (“stack, pile of stones”) + hām (“homestead”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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