# Denham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛnəm/ · frequency rank #35,254

## Definitions
1. A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref TQ0486).
2. A hamlet in Quainton parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7520).
3. A small village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1974).
4. A small village and civil parish (served by Barrow cum Denham Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7561).
5. An unincorporated community in Rich Grove Township, Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. From the surname.
6. A minor city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. From the surname.
7. A town, administrative centre of the Shire of Shark Bay, Western Australia, named after Henry Mangles Denham.
8. A surname.

## Etymology
"Dweller at the farm in the valley", from Old English dene (“valley”) + hām (“farm”).

## Easily confused with
- **denim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denham-vs-denim)
- **dental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denham-vs-dental)
- **denial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denham-vs-denial)
- **Durham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denham-vs-durham)
- **Dunham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denham-vs-dunham)
- **Dagenham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dagenham-vs-denham)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddenham`, `dehnam`, `denahm`, `denhamm`, `denhham`, `denhma`, `dennham`, `dneham`, `ednham`

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