Soham

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/ˈsəʊ.əm/

proper noun

A town and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL5973).

OriginOld English Sǣgham →
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Meanings

Soham1

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL5973).

Soham2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit.

Origin

Soham · proper noun

  1. Old EnglishSǣgham
  2. EnglishSoham

Inherited from Old English Sǣgham, from a compound of *sǣġe and hām (“homestead”).

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Soham · proper noun

Transliteration of Hindi सोहम (soham) or Bengali সোহম (śōhom).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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