Oldham
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD922053). countable, uncountable
- 2 A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 3 An unincorporated community in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable
- 5 A minor city in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A habitational surname. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Recorded as Aldehulme in the Domesday Book, the English toponym is named with Old English eald (“old”) + Old Norse holmr (“holm, islet”). Or else, the first element may be Old English Alda, a male given name, or the Cumbric/Proto-Brythonic equivalent of Welsh allt (“cliff”).
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