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kilham

/ˈkɪləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
kil-ham
IPA
/ˈkɪləm/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0664).

name

A hamlet and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT8832).

name

A surname.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Killom, from Old English cylnum, dative plural of cyln (“kiln”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Killom, cylnum

Homonyms

killam

Questions

How do you pronounce kilham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪləm/.
What does kilham mean?
A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0664).
Where does kilham come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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