"Fordham" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)d(h)əm/
Etymology: From Old English ford + either hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“promontory”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|ford}} Old English ford, {{m|ang|hām||homestead}} hām (“homestead”), {{m|ang|hamm||promontory}} hamm (“promontory”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fordham
  1. A surname. Translations (surname): 福德姆 (Fúdémǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 福特漢姆 (Chinese Mandarin), 福特汉姆 (Fútèhànmǔ) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Fordham-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 55 5 4 8 8 10 11
  2. A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6370). Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Cambridgeshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Fordham-en-name-nBlvqWTJ
  3. A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9228). Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Essex, England, Villages in England, Villages in Essex, England
    Sense id: en-Fordham-en-name-vJ9c0JNF
  4. A hamlet and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL6199). Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Norfolk, England, Villages in England, Villages in Norfolk, England
    Sense id: en-Fordham-en-name-3TLP85M6
  5. A neighbourhood in the western Bronx, New York City, New York, United States. Categories (place): Places in New York City, Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Fordham-en-name-V55X8v1V Categories (other): Neighborhoods in New York, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 16 16 11 31 9 14
  6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. Categories (place): Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Fordham-en-name-D3pPRA~9
  7. A ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. Categories (place): Ghost towns in Wisconsin, USA, Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Fordham-en-name-Ky3wGD9w

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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unincorporated",
          "unincorporated"
        ],
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ],
        [
          "Jefferson County",
          "Jefferson County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Pennsylvania",
          "Pennsylvania#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Ghost towns in Wisconsin, USA",
        "en:Places in Wisconsin, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost town",
          "ghost town"
        ],
        [
          "Adams County",
          "Adams County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Wisconsin",
          "Wisconsin#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔː(ɹ)d(h)əm/"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Fúdémǔ",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "福德姆"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "福特漢姆"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Fútèhànmǔ",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "福特汉姆"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Fordham"
}

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