Oldham

专有名词
中文释义
英 /ɒldəm/   

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A placename; A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD922053). countable,uncountable
  2. A placename; A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. countable,uncountable
  3. A placename; An unincorporated community in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. countable,uncountable
  4. A placename; An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri, United States. countable,uncountable
  5. A placename; A minor city in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. countable,uncountable
  6. A placename; Ellipsis of Oldham County abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis,uncountable
  7. A habitational surname from toponymy. countable

词形变化

Oldhams plural

词源

Recorded as Aldehulme in the Domesday Book, the English toponym is named with Old English eald (“old”) + Old Norse holmr (“holm, islet”). Or else, the first element may be Old English Alda, a male given name, or the Cumbric/Proto-Brythonic equivalent of Welsh allt (“cliff”).
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