# Bingham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɪŋəm/ · frequency rank #24,682

## Definitions
1. A town and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK703343).
2. An eastern suburb of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3072).
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13. An English habitational surname for someone from the town in Nottinghamshire, or Melcombe Bingham in Dorset.

## Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Old English Bynna (given name) + -ing + hām (“home, property”), or from Old Norse bingr (“stall, bed”) + hām.

## Easily confused with
- **bonham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bingham-vs-bonham)
- **Brigham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bingham-vs-brigham)
- **Bentham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bentham-vs-bingham)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbingham`, `bignham`, `bingahm`, `binggham`, `binghamm`, `binghham`, `binghma`, `binhgam`, `binngham`, `bnigham`, `ibngham`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bingham