"Kelham" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Kelhams [plural]
Etymology: Recorded as Calun in the Domesday Book, the village's name probably derives from the dative plural form of Old Norse kiǫlr (“keel, ridge”), with reference to the line of hill north-west of the village. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|kiǫlr||keel, ridge}} Old Norse kiǫlr (“keel, ridge”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Kelham (countable and uncountable, plural Kelhams)
  1. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7755). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Nottinghamshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Nottinghamshire, England
    Sense id: en-Kelham-en-name-Mjw9yK9b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Kelham-en-name-xMgiXQXH Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kallam [surname], Kellam [surname]

Inflected forms

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