"Boreham" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Borehams [plural]
Etymology: From Old English bor (“elevated place; hill”) + hām (“village, hamlet”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|bor||elevated place; hill}} Old English bor (“elevated place; hill”), {{m|ang|hām||village, hamlet}} hām (“village, hamlet”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Boreham (countable and uncountable, plural Borehams)
  1. A village and civil parish in the city of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7509). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Essex, England, Villages in England, Villages in Essex, England
    Sense id: en-Boreham-en-name-pSClrX8L
  2. A former hamlet, now a suburb of Warminster, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8844). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Wiltshire, England, Suburbs in Wiltshire, England
    Sense id: en-Boreham-en-name-EKwshCPE
  3. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Boreham-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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