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pakenham

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
pak-en-ham
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL924673).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Pacca + hām (“homestead”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pakenhams (plural) Peckenham (alternative)

Phrases

Pakenham South Pakenham Upper

Questions

What does pakenham mean?
A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL924673).
Where does pakenham come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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