"Newnham" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Newnhams [plural], Newingham [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English nēowan, weak dative form of nēowe (“new”), + hām (“village, hamlet”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|nēowan}} Old English nēowan Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Newnham (countable and uncountable, plural Newnhams)
  1. A number of places in England:
    A council ward in Bedford, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref (approx) TL0749).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Bedfordshire, England, Places in England
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  2. A number of places in England:
    A western suburb of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4357).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Suburbs in Cambridgeshire, England
    Sense id: en-Newnham-en-name-lr28fPn8
  3. A number of places in England:
    A village and civil parish (served by Newnham on Severn Parish Council) in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6911).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Gloucestershire, England, Places in England, Places in Gloucestershire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Gloucestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Newnham-en-name-ZN-x9HYj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 14 13 13 14 13 9 0 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 14 14 14 14 15 10 0 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 15 14 15 14 16 10 0 3 2
  4. A number of places in England:
    A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7054).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Hampshire, England, Places in England, Places in Hampshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Hampshire, England
    Sense id: en-Newnham-en-name-CXiFhc7V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 14 13 13 14 13 9 0 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 14 14 14 14 15 10 0 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 15 14 15 14 16 10 0 3 2
  5. A number of places in England:
    A village and civil parish (served by Caldecote and Newnham Parish Council) in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2437).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Hertfordshire, England, Places in England, Places in Hertfordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Hertfordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Newnham-en-name-vwgj91q0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 14 13 13 14 13 9 0 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 14 14 14 14 15 10 0 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 15 14 15 14 16 10 0 3 2
  6. A number of places in England:
    A village and civil parish in Swale borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ9557).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Kent, England, Places in England, Places in Kent, England, Villages in England, Villages in Kent, England
    Sense id: en-Newnham-en-name-lLH73dVD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 14 13 13 14 13 9 0 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 14 14 14 14 15 10 0 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 15 14 15 14 16 10 0 3 2
  7. A number of places in England:
    A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5759).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Northamptonshire, England, Places in England, Places in Northamptonshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Northamptonshire, England
    Sense id: en-Newnham-en-name-PjfSIeso Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 14 13 13 14 13 9 0 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 14 14 14 14 15 10 0 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 15 14 15 14 16 10 0 3 2
  8. A number of places in England:
    A hamlet in Aston Cantlow parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1560).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Warwickshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Warwickshire, England
    Sense id: en-Newnham-en-name-XNGm4PpH
  9. A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Tasmania, Australia, Suburbs in Tasmania, Australia
    Sense id: en-Newnham-en-name-6ESa-wDD
  10. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Newnham-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
  11. (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Newnham College, Cambridge.. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: Newnham College, Cambridge Derived forms: Newnham Bridge

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