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hexhamshire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hex-hamshire
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A civil parish in Northumberland, England, to the south of Hexham.

name

A county palatine centred on Hexham and covering a considerably larger area, incorporated into Northumberland in 1572.

Etymology

From Middle English Hexhamschire; equivalent to Hexham + -shire.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does hexhamshire mean?
A civil parish in Northumberland, England, to the south of Hexham.
Where does hexhamshire come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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