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Grantham

  • /ˈɡɹanθəm/
  • /ˈɡɹæntəm/ obsolete

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From either the Old English personal name Granta or grand (“gravel”) + hām (“homestead”).

proper noun Granthams

  1. countable, uncountable A market town and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9136).
  2. countable, uncountable A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A locality in the municipal district of Taber, southern Alberta, Canada.
  5. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
  6. countable, uncountable A rural town in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
  7. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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MLA

"Grantham." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grantham. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Grantham. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grantham

Chicago

"Grantham." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grantham.

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@misc{grantham_2026,
  title = {Grantham},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grantham},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}