Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hosford-abernethy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: hos-ford-aber-nethy
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.

Etymology

After Abernethy Elementary School and Hosford Middle School, in turn named for Oregon pioneers George Abernethy and Chauncey Hosford.

Questions

What does hosford-abernethy mean?: A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.
Where does hosford-abernethy come from?: After Abernethy Elementary School and Hosford Middle School, in turn named for Oregon pioneers George Abernethy and Chauncey Hosford.

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