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upham

/ˈʌpəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
up-ham
IPA
/ˈʌpəm/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU531202).

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English upp (“upper”) + hām (“homestead”). The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after Loyalist military officer and politician Joshua Upham (1741 - 1808).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Uphams (plural)

Phrases

Upper Upham

Questions

How do you pronounce upham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌpəm/.
What does upham mean?
A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Where does upham come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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