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grantham

/ˈɡɹænθəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
grantham
IPA
/ˈɡɹænθəm/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9136).

Countable; Uncountable

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A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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An unincorporated community in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the municipal district of Taber, southern Alberta, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

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A neighbourhood of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

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A rural town in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Granta or grand (“gravel”) + hām (“homestead”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Granthams (plural)

Phrases

Grantham Farm

Rhymes With

anthem trantham

Questions

How do you pronounce grantham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹænθəm/.
What does grantham mean?
A market town and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9136).
Where does grantham come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce grantham

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