"Gotham" meaning in English

See Gotham in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɒθəm/, /ˈɡəʊtəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gotham (Batman).wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gotham (UK).wav
Etymology: “Homestead where goats are kept”, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + hām (“home”). * (New York City nickname): First used 1807 by Washington Irving in his Salmagundi Papers. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{compound|ang|gāt|hām|nocat=1|t1=goat|t2=home}} gāt (“goat”) + hām (“home”), {{sense|New York City nickname}} (New York City nickname): Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gotham
  1. A nickname for New York City. Categories (place): Cities in New York, USA
    Sense id: en-Gotham-en-name-ZfMl~j3C Disambiguation of Cities in New York, USA: 90 2 8 Categories (other): City nicknames, Batman, New York City Disambiguation of Batman: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of New York City: 91 1 8
  2. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England, associated in folklore with insanity (OS grid ref SK5330). Categories (place): Civil parishes of Nottinghamshire, England, Places in England, Places in Nottinghamshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Nottinghamshire, England
    Sense id: en-Gotham-en-name-gN2Fo4Qq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Batman, Fictional locations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 81 11 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 8 79 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 83 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 85 7 Disambiguation of Batman: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Fictional locations: 5 63 32
  3. (fiction) Ellipsis of Gotham City. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Gotham City Derived forms: Gothamite
    Sense id: en-Gotham-en-name-grsUim5J Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Fiction, Batman Disambiguation of Batman: 35 35 30 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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