# Pelham

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,274

## Definitions
1. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP108368).
2. A town in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
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12. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the Old English personal name *Pēola + hām (“homestead”).

## Easily confused with
- **Pham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pelham-vs-pham)
- **Peckham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peckham-vs-pelham)

## Common misspellings (9)
`eplham`, `pehlam`, `pelahm`, `pelhamm`, `pelhham`, `pelhma`, `pellham`, `pleham`, `ppelham`

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