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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheatham

/ˈtʃiːtəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
cheatham
IPA
/ˈtʃiːtəm/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English, variant of Cheetham, from historical Cheetham in Lancashire, from Chet + ham; first element from Brythonic/Celtic *cęd (“wood, forest”), from Proto-Celtic *kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European *kayt-, *ḱayt- (“forest, wasteland, pasture”), related to Latin bū-cētum (“pastureland”, literally “cow-pasture”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Cheathams (plural)

Phrases

Cheatham County

Rhymes With

arboretum antietam cheatum

Questions

How do you pronounce cheatham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃiːtəm/.
What does cheatham mean?
A surname.
Where does cheatham come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cheatham

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