Definitions for Gotham
ˈgɒθ əm, ˈgoʊ θəmgotham

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gothamnoun

   Nickname for New York City; Washington Irving gave the name Gotham to New York City in his Salmagundi Papers (1807).

2. Gothamnoun

   name given to London by Richard Braithwaite in 'Barnabee's Journal' 1636: "I came to Gotham, where I saw many who were fools, if not all." Lat., Veni Gotham, ubi multos, Si non omnes, vidi stultos. 'Barnabae Itinerarium (1636)'.

3. Gothamnoun

   A village in Nottinghamshire, England.

4. Gothamnoun

   fictional city in Batman where the story mainly takes place.

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1. Gotham

   Gotham is a nickname often used to refer to New York City, particularly in literature, comics, and movies. It is typically portrayed as a dark, gritty, and crime-ridden metropolis, often associated with the superhero Batman. The term portrays a city with a complex urban landscape, multiple social issues, and a sense of grandeur and danger.

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1. Gotham

   Gotham is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, south of Nottingham and north-east of Kegworth. Gotham has a population of about 1,600. It is administered as part of the Rushcliffe district of Nottingham, and has a parish council. It has a twelfth-century church named after St Lawrence. The village is most famed for the stories of the "Wise Men of Gotham". These depict the people of the village as being stupid. However, the reason for the behaviour is believed to be that the villagers wished to feign madness in order to avoid a Royal Highway being built through the village, as they would then be expected to build and maintain this route. Madness was believed at the time to be highly contagious, and when King John's knights saw the villagers behaving as if insane, the knights swiftly withdrew and the King's road was re-routed to avoid the village. One of the mad deeds seen by the knights was a group of villagers fencing off a small tree in order to keep a cuckoo captive from the sheriff of Nottingham. One of the three pubs/inns in the village is known as The Cuckoo Bush Inn. Reminded of the foolish ingenuity of Gotham's residents, Washington Irving gave the name "Gotham" to New York City in his Salmagundi Papers. In turn, Bob Kane named the pastiche New York home of Batman, Gotham City. The existence of Gotham, Nottinghamshire in the DC Universe was recently acknowledged in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #206, although the connection between two names within the DCU has not been fully explained. In a story titled 'Cityscape' in Batman Chronicles #6 it is revealed that Gotham was initially built for the purpose of housing the criminally insane "I even have a name for it. We could call it 'Gotham' after a village in England - where, according to common belief, all are bereft of their wits."

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Gotham

   a village of N. Nottinghamshire, the natives of which were made a laughing-stock of for their foolish sayings and doings, an instance of the latter being their alleged joining hand in hand round a bush to hedge in a cuckoo.

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1. Gotham

   The Nottinghamshire pronunciation of Gotham is Go-Tham or Gowth-Ham

   The Nottinghamshire pronunciation of Gotham is Go-Tham or Gowth-Ham

   
   

   Submitted by lenny_p on November 13, 2020  

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gotham

   The city of New York. Washington Irving first gave it this name in his “Salmagundi.” Its people in his time were anything but fools, yet he may not have appreciated the singular wisdom attributed to them. By referring to the city as Gotham he made a playful allusion to Gotham in Nottinghamshire, England, which for centuries had merited a reputation for being a town whose inhabitants did and said the most foolish things.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GOTHAM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gotham is ranked #28856 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gotham surname appeared 824 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gotham.
   
   94.5% or 779 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.4% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.3% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 7 total occurrences were Black.

How to pronounce Gotham?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Gotham in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gotham in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gotham in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Gotham in a Sentence

1. Andreas Beer:

   If you have local protests in Hong Kong, or in Gotham City, in Lebanon, in Chile, these are very local issues, how do you connect your grievances with potentially global audience, from Kenya to Cambodia to Chile ? I think what you need is an item of current pop culture.

2. Karen Roseberry:

   Beverly Hills Vice Mayor Lili Bosse stressed that without consequences for crime, we have Gotham City. Her sentiments were shared by others on the council as well.

3. Hershel Gerson:

   To me, the structure of that transaction would be to ensure that Gotham Green has a significant seat at the table should there be a need for a distress restructuring, i'm not convinced that [ MedMen is ] in the clear.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gotham
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Gotham
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Gotham
5. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Gotham
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html