# Burnham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɝnəm/ · frequency rank #22,917

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## Etymology
From Old English burna (“stream”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

## Easily confused with
- **bonham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonham-vs-burnham)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bburnham`, `brunham`, `bunrham`, `burhnam`, `burnahm`, `burnhamm`, `burnhham`, `burnhma`, `burnnham`, `burrnham`, `ubrnham`

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