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Putnam

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A reduced variant of Puttenham.

proper noun Putnams

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A community in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Marengo County, Alabama.
  4. countable, uncountable A town and census-designated place therein, in Windham County, Connecticut.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Illinois.
  6. countable, uncountable A township in Fayette County, Iowa.
  7. countable, uncountable A township in Linn County, Iowa.
  8. countable, uncountable A township in Anderson County, Kansas.
  9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Sedgwick Township, Harvey County, Kansas.
  10. countable, uncountable A township in Livingston County, Michigan.
  11. countable, uncountable A town in Washington County, New York, named after Continental General Israel Putnam.
  12. countable, uncountable A small town in Dewey County, Oklahoma.
  13. countable, uncountable A small township in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  14. countable, uncountable A small town in Callahan County, Texas.
  15. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Putnam County
  16. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Putnam Township

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Closest in meaning: jacobi, penguin, appellation, patronymic, cognomen, last-name, surname, designation, sobriquet, moniker, alias, title, name, label, tag, handle

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MLA

"Putnam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/putnam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{putnam_2026,
  title = {Putnam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/putnam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}