Graham

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɡɹeɪ.əm//
United States//ɡɹæm//
United States//ˈɡɹeɪ.əm//

A Scottish surname from Old English.

proper noun

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A Scottish surname from Old English.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
Alexander Graham Bell
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Alabama.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Appling County, Georgia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fountain County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Alamance County, North Carolina.
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A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Young County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Washington.

Etymology

The surname derives from Gra(nt)ham, the name of a place in Lincolnshire, from Old English *grand (“gravel”) + hām (“homestead”).

graft · A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree,…Graft · A surname.graham · Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran.

Graham · A Scottish surname from Old English.

grail · The Holy Grail.grain · The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially…Grain · A village in Isle of Grain parish, Isle of Grain, Medway…

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