Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

owyhee county

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: owyhee -coun-ty
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of 44 counties in Idaho, United States. County seat: Murphy.

Etymology

From an old spelling of Hawaii, named in memory of missing Hawaiian fur trappers.

Questions

What does owyhee county mean?: One of 44 counties in Idaho, United States. County seat: Murphy.
Where does owyhee county come from?: From an old spelling of Hawaii, named in memory of missing Hawaiian fur trappers.

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