# Grantham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɹænθəm/ · frequency rank #30,438

## Definitions
1. A market town in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9136).
2. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
4. A locality in the municipal district of Taber, southern Alberta, Canada.
5. A neighbourhood of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
6. A rural town in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
7. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From either the Old English personal name Granta or grand (“gravel”) + hām (“homestead”).

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`garntham`, `ggrantham`, `granhtam`, `granntham`, `grantahm`, `granthamm`, `granthham`, `granthma`, `granttham`, `gratnham`, `grnatham`, `grrantham`, `rgantham`

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