Sparham

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0719).

OriginOld Norse sparri ← Old English hām →
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Meanings

proper nounSparham (countable and uncountable, plural Sparhams)

plural Sparhams

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0719).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhām“homestead”
  2. Old Norsesparri“wooden beam, rafter”
  3. EnglishSparham

From either the Old English noun *spearr (“spear, shaft”) or Old Norse sparri (“wooden beam, rafter”) + Old English hām (“homestead”).

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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