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bonham

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbɒnəm/
  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 N HH AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A city, the county seat of Fannin County, Texas, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A hamlet in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST7733).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A piglet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland

Qualifier: rustic

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History

Etymology

From Irish banbhán (“piglet”), altered under the influence of the surname Bonham.

Real reading context

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