Graham g is a masculine given name

Given name

A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...

 in the English language

English language

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. It originates as from the surname

Surname

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 Graham

Graham (surname)

Graham is an English surname. It is a habitational name, derived from Grantham in Lincolnshire, England.-People:* Alasdair Graham , Canadian politician, journalist, and businessman* Alexander H...

, which has been transferred to a given name. The surname is derived from Grantham

Grantham

Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...

. in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

. England

England

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. The settlement is recorded in the 11th century Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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variously as: Grantham, Grandham, Granham, and Graham. This place name is derived from the Old English elements: grand, possibly meaning "gravel

Gravel

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" ; and ham, meaning "homestead". In the 12th century, the surname was taken from England to Scotland by Sir William de Graham

William de Graham

Sir William de Graham was a knight who accompanied King David I on his journey north to claim the Scottish crown in 1128. He is the first Graham known in Scotland, and thus a founder of Clan Graham."Graham" is the place Grantham in Lincolnshire....

, who founded Clan Graham

Clan Graham

Clan Graham is a Scottish clan who had territories in both the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands.-Origins:Legend has it that the first Graham was one Gramus who forced a breach in the Roman Antonine wall known as Graeme's Dyke in 420 A.D...

. Variant spellings of the given name are: Grahame, Graeme. The given name Graham is considered to be an English and Scottish given name.