# Fordham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɔː(ɹ)d(h)əm/ · frequency rank #29,280

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6370).
3. A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9228).
4. A hamlet and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL6199).
5. A neighbourhood in the western Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
7. A ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States.

## Etymology
From Old English ford + either hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“promontory”).

## Easily confused with
- **Farnham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farnham-vs-fordham)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ffordham`, `fodrham`, `fordahm`, `forddham`, `fordhamm`, `fordhham`, `fordhma`, `forhdam`, `forrdham`, `frodham`, `ofrdham`

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