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bentham

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
ben-tham
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places.

name

A village in Badgeworth civil parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9116).

name

A civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district, that includes High Bentham and Low Bentham.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English *beonot (“bent grass”) + hām (“homestead, village”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Benthamian Benthamic Benthamism Benthamist Benthamite

Phrases

High Bentham Low Bentham

Questions

What does bentham mean?
An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places.
Where does bentham come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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