"Grantham" meaning in English

See Grantham in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɹænθəm/, /ˈɡɹæntəm/ [obsolete] Forms: Granthams [plural]
Etymology: From either the Old English personal name Granta or grand (“gravel”) + hām (“homestead”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Grantham (countable and uncountable, plural Granthams)
  1. A market town and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9136). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Lincolnshire, England, Places in England, Places in Lincolnshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Lincolnshire, England
    Sense id: en-Grantham-en-name-Ma-~DTLD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 10 31 3 9 2 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 18 32 3 6 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 19 31 2 7 2 11
  2. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New Hampshire, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New Hampshire, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Grantham-en-name-9jcecUSB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 10 31 3 9 2 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 18 32 3 6 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 19 31 2 7 2 11
  3. An unincorporated community in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania, USA
    Sense id: en-Grantham-en-name-766yejEj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 10 31 3 9 2 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 18 32 3 6 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 19 31 2 7 2 11
  4. A locality in the municipal district of Taber, southern Alberta, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Alberta, Canada, Places in Canada, Villages in Alberta, Canada, Villages in Canada
    Sense id: en-Grantham-en-name-F7R4g8-k
  5. A neighbourhood of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Grantham-en-name-U~YjSY4i Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Ontario, Canada
  6. A rural town in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Queensland, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in Queensland, Australia
    Sense id: en-Grantham-en-name-cTKFmzqR
  7. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Grantham-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 10 31 3 9 2 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 18 32 3 6 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 19 31 2 7 2 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Grantham Farm

Inflected forms

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