# Oldham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɒldəm/ · frequency rank #24,260

## Definitions
1. A placename
2. A placename
3. A placename
4. A placename
5. A placename
6. A placename
7. A habitational surname from toponymy.

## Etymology
Recorded as Aldehulme in the Domesday Book, the English toponym is named with Old English eald (“old”) + Old Norse holmr (“holm, islet”). Or else, the first element may be Old English Alda, a male given name, or the Cumbric/Proto-Brythonic equivalent of Welsh allt (“cliff”).

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`lodham`, `odlham`, `oldahm`, `olddham`, `oldhamm`, `oldhham`, `oldhma`, `olhdam`, `olldham`

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