Definition of putnam:
(n) :
A surname.
(n) :
A placename.
(n) :
A community in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
(n) :
A number of places in the United States:
(n) :
A town and census-designated place therein, in Windham County, Connecticut.
(n) :
A town in Washington County, New York, named after Continental General Israel Putnam.