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Newnham
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English
Alternative forms
en Newingham
Etymology
From en ang nēowan, weak dative form of ang nēowe new, + ang hām village, hamlet.
Proper noun
~ s
en number of places cc/England:
en council ward in town/Bedford co/Bedfordshire OS grid ref (approx) TL0749.
en western suburb city/Cambridge co/Cambridgeshire OS grid ref TL4357.
en village/and/cpar (served by Newnham on Severn Parish Council) in dist/Forest of Dean co/Gloucestershire OS grid ref SO6911. Parish map (Gloucestershire)
en village/and/cpar in dist/Basingstoke and Deane co/Hampshire OS grid ref SU7054. Parish map (Hampshire)
en village/and/cpar (served by Caldecote and Newnham Parish Council) in dist/North Hertfordshire co/Hertfordshire OS grid ref TL2437. Parish map (Hertfordshire)
en village/and/cpar in bor/Swale co/Kent OS grid ref TQ9557. Parish map (Kent)
en village/and/cpar in x/West Northamptonshire co/Northamptonshire previously in dist/Daventry OS grid ref SP5759. Parish map (Northamptonshire)
en hamlet par/Aston Cantlow dist/Stratford-on-Avon co/Warwickshire OS grid ref SP1560. OS: Warwickshire
en suburb city/Launceston s/Tasmania c/Australia.
en habitational Old English.
en Cantab informal en w:Newnham College, Cambridge.
Derived terms
en Newnham Bridge
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Newnham is the 67318th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 293 individuals. Newnham is most common among White (93.17%) individuals.
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