Definitions for Burnham
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1. Burnham, Daniel Hudson Burnhamnoun

   United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)

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1. burnham

   Burnham is primarily recognized as a surname of British origin. However, it can also refer to various places named after this surname, such as: 1. Burnham, a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. 2. Burnham, a town in Illinois, United States. 3. Burnham Park, a historical park located in Chicago, named after architect Daniel Burnham. The term "Burnham" can also refer to Daniel Burnham, a famed American architect and urban designer. He was a key figure in the architectural history of America, particularly known for promoting the Beaux-Arts style and pioneering the concept of the "City Beautiful" movement. His work includes the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington D.C. In specific fields, 'Burnham' may have more defined meanings, always linked with these general definitions. For example, in astronomy, 'Burnham' may refer to Robert Burnham Jr., who created Burnham's Celestial Handbook, an important reference work for amateur astronomers.

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1. Burnham

   Burnham is a village and civil parish that lies north of the River Thames in the South Bucks District of Buckinghamshire, and sits on the border with Berkshire, between the towns of Maidenhead and Slough. It is served by Burnham railway station in the west of Slough on the main line between London and Reading. The M4 motorway passes through the south of the parish. The village name is Old English in origin, and means 'homestead on a stream'. It was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Burneham, when the manor belonged to Walter Fitz-Other. Burnham was once a very important village. The road from London to Bath passed through the extensive parish of Burnham and as a result, in 1271, it received a Royal charter to hold a market and an annual fair. However, when the bridge crossing the Thames in Maidenhead opened the road was diverted away from Burnham, which fell into relative decay. The market was then transferred to Maidenhead. Today the village is contiguous with Slough due to urban spread, though it retains some of its own character. Although the civil parish has a population of 11,512, residents usually consider Burnham to be a village. In 1265 a Benedictine abbey was founded near the village by Richard, King of the Romans. This was, however, disbanded by King Henry VIII in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Since 1916, a contemplative order of Anglican Augustinian nuns has been based in the restored remains of the original abbey.²

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1. BURNHAM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Burnham is ranked #2315 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Burnham surname appeared 15,775 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Burnham.
   
   90.9% or 14,347 total occurrences were White.
   3.9% or 622 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 338 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 282 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 107 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 77 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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How to pronounce Burnham?

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

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Burnham in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Burnham in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Burnham in a Sentence

1. Charles Burnham:

   It's not totally about what Miss Butina did. Charles Burnham also has a duty to send a message to other would-be foreign agents, you can convince the judge that your client is basically Mother Teresa and Charles Burnham says,' I still have the duty of general deterrence to think about.'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Burnham
2. ^ ChatGPT
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3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Burnham
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html