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malham

/ˈmaləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
mal-ham
IPA
/ˈmaləm/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish (served by Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD900629).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Recorded as Malgun in the Domesday Book, the placename probably derives from Old Norse malg or maligr (“gravelly soil, sandbank”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈmaləm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Malhams (plural) Maugham (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce malham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaləm/.
What does malham mean?
A village and civil parish (served by Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD900629).
Where does malham come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce malham

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