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Grantham

GRAN-thuhm
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A market town in Lincolnshire, England, and a surname derived from it; also used as a place name in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
"Margaret Thatcher was born in Grantham."

Word Forms

Granthams plural

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Etymology

From an Old English personal name Granta, or from grand ("gravel") and hām ("homestead").

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