Graham (given name)

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| language = English

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| meaning = "gray home", "gravelly homestead or hamlet"; "grey-coated one" (ie, wolf).

| variant = Grantham, Grahame, Graeme

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Graham ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|eɪ|ə|m|,_|ɡ|r|æ|m}}){{cite web|url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/graham|title=Graham|work=dictionary.com}} is a (usually masculine) given name in the English language. It is derived from the surname.

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Origins

The surname Graham is an Anglo-French form of the name of the town of Grantham, in Lincolnshire, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Graham|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|work=etymonline.com}} The settlement is recorded in the 11th century Domesday Book variously as Grantham, Grandham, Granham and Graham. This place name is thought to be derived from the Old English elements grand, possibly meaning "gravel", and ham, meaning "hamlet" the English word given to small settlements of smaller size than villages. Alternatively, possibly from Old English græghama "grey-coated one" (ie, wolf).

Variants and use

In the 12th century the surname was taken from England to Scotland by Sir William de Graham, who founded Clan Graham. Variant spellings of the forename are Grahame and Graeme. The forename Graham is considered to be an English and Scottish given name.{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 }} Its origin as a surname has led to its occasional use as a female given name, as for example in the case of Graham Cockburn, a daughter of Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn.

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