Burnhamとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 古期英語 burna (“stream”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈbɝnəm/
• (英国発音) IPA: /bəːnəm/

固有名詞

Burnham (countable and uncountable, plural Burnhams)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district, and partly in Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9382).
   2. A town in Essex, England; see Burnham-on-Crouch.
   3. A hamlet in Thornton Curtis parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0517).
   4. A coastal town in Somerset, England; see Burnham-on-Sea.
   5. A community in the Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada.
   6. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A village in Cook County, Illinois, just south of Chicago.
      2. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
      3. An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.
      4. A borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
   7. A settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, the location of an army camp.
   8. A park in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Burnham is the 2315 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15775 individuals. Burnham is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.

参照

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burnham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 257.

アナグラム

• Buhrman