Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edwardia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ed-war-dia
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name of rare usage.

Example Sentences

"Here lies the body of Miss Edwardia Wood, / Tiger-tamer to the Leicester Liberal Party, / Who performed many daring feats / Of political bravado / In the Socialist Menagerie, / but was swallowed by / Mac, / (An untamed tiger from the I.L.P. jungle), / And, ceasing to have any separate political existence, became / A mere inside passenger, / Her end was pieces."
"Miss Edwardia Collins has returned to her home in Waynesboro after having spent the week-end with Miss Lou McIvor in this place."
"Others of importance who are in attendance at the meetings are […] Miss Edwardia Clingan, a missionary, formerly located in the Ozark area."
"Kimberly Johnson, daughter of Edwardia Reed Johnson, Grimsley High School"

Etymology

From Edward + -ia.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Edward

Questions

What does edwardia mean?: A female given name of rare usage.
Where does edwardia come from?: From Edward + -ia.

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