"Malham" meaning in All languages combined

See Malham on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Malhams [plural]
Etymology: Recorded as Malgun in the Domesday Book, the placename probably derives from Old Norse malg or maligr (“gravelly soil, sandbank”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|malg}} Old Norse malg, {{m|non|maligr||gravelly soil, sandbank}} maligr (“gravelly soil, sandbank”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~|s}} Malham (countable and uncountable, plural Malhams)
  1. A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD900629). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in North Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Malham-en-name-~~a1YFjf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Malham-en-name-xMgiXQXH Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Maugham [surname]

Inflected forms

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