Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egglescliffe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
egglescliffe
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Old English Ecgwulf, a given name (cf. German Egulf), + clif (“cliff”). Or else, the initial element may be Cumbric/Proto-Brythonic *egluɨs (“church”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ecgwulf, -, *egluɨs

Questions

What does egglescliffe mean?
A village and civil parish (served by Egglescliffe and Eaglescliffe Parish Council) in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4113).
Where does egglescliffe come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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