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higham

/ˈhaɪ.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
high-am
IPA
/ˈhaɪ.əm/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of six villages in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of six villages in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of six villages in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of six villages in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of six villages in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of six villages in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hēah (“high”) + hām (“homestead”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Highams (plural)

Phrases

Cold Higham Higham Ferrers Highams Park

Rhymes With

byam hiam

Questions

How do you pronounce higham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪ.əm/.
What does higham mean?
Any of six villages in England:
Where does higham come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce higham

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