At a Glance
- Meaning
- Homestead by a pit or hollow
- Origin
- Old English (surname, reduced form of the place name Puttenham)
- Pronunciation
- PUT-nəm
Putnam is an Old English (surname, reduced form of the place name Puttenham) name meaning “homestead by a pit or hollow”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Putnam
Meaning: Homestead by a pit or hollow.
Origin: Old English (surname, reduced form of the place name Puttenham).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Putnam
PUT-nəmIPA /ˈpʌtnəm/
Popularity of Putnam
Putnam doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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