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wickham

/ˈwɪkəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
wick-ham
IPA
/ˈwɪkəm/
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3971).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish (served by Wickham and Knowle Parish Council) in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5711).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality on King Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English Wicham, Wikham, from Old English wīċ (“village”) + hām (“homestead”). Doublet of Wycombe.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Wicham, wīċ

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wickhams (plural) Wiggam (alternative)

Phrases

West Wickham Wickham Bishops Wickham Market Wickham stria

Frequently Paired Words

Whickham

Homonyms

Wycombe

Rhymes With

hickam nickum niccum wycombe high wycombe stickum

Questions

How do you pronounce wickham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪkəm/.
What does wickham mean?
A village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3971).
Where does wickham come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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