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prévost

/pɹˈeɪvoʊst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
pre-vost
IPA
/pɹˈeɪvoʊst/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French, variant of Prevost

name

Synonym of Old Prévost: A district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Shawbridge in Prévost

name

A municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada; composed of Old Prévost and Shawbridge

Etymology

French Prévost

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Prévosts (plural) Prevost (alternative)

Synonyms

Vieux-Prévost Old Prévost Shawbridge Prevost

Questions

How do you pronounce prévost?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈeɪvoʊst/.
What does prévost mean?
A surname from French, variant of Prevost
Where does prévost come from?
It is traced to French.

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