Needham

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM2281). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Indiana, United States, derived from the surname. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, named after Needham Market. countable, uncountable

    "Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health."

  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

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"Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health."

Etymology

From Old English nīed (“need, necessity”) + hām (“homestead”), i.e. a place that provided a poor living.

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Needham MarketNeedham's sacNeedham-Schroeder protocolneedham market

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