Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

provan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
provan
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An industrial location, motorway interchange and parliamentary constituency in Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6266).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname, so called from Middle English provend (“land providing revenue for a holder of religious office”). Compare prebend.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Provans (plural)

Questions

What does provan mean?
A surname from Middle English.
Where does provan come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce provan

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