# Meltham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɛlθəm/

## Definitions
1. A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1010).

## Etymology
From Middle English Meltham, perhaps from Old English *melt (“smelting”) or mealt (“malt”) + Old English hām (“-ham”).

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