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darlinghurst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
dar-linghurst
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Taken from the surname Darling + the toponymic suffix hurst (“grove”). Named in honor of Eliza Darling, the wife of local governor Ralph Darling.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Darlinghursts (plural)

Derived Forms

Darlo

Questions

What does darlinghurst mean?
An inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Where does darlinghurst come from?
Taken from the surname Darling + the toponymic suffix hurst (“grove”). Named in honor of Eliza Darling, the wife of local governor Ralph Darling.

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