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Burnham
bur-nuhm
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An English habitational surname and place name meaning "homestead by the stream."
"They spent the weekend in Burnham-on-Sea."
Word Forms
Burnhams plural
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Etymology
From Old English burna ("stream") + hām ("homestead").