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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bonham

/ˈbɒnəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
bon-ham
IPA
/ˈbɒnəm/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piglet.

name

A surname.

name

A city, the county seat of Fannin County, Texas, United States.

name

A hamlet in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST7733).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Irish banbhán (“piglet”), altered under the influence of the surname Bonham.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bonhams (plural) Boneham (alternative)

Rhymes With

donham

Questions

How do you pronounce bonham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒnəm/.
What does bonham mean?
A piglet.
Where does bonham come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce bonham

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