Springham

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English spring →
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Meanings

proper nounSpringham (plural Springhams)

plural Springhams

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishspring“spring, well, source”
  2. EnglishSpringham

Habitational surname from a minor place in Hellingly, Sussex, from Old English spring (“spring, well, source”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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