Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scowen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: scowen
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Cornish.

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a plantation of elderberry trees, from Cornish skawen (“elderberry tree”). Compare Boscawen.

Word Breakdown

Root: skawen

Inflected Forms

Scowens (plural)

Questions

What does scowen mean?: A surname from Cornish.
Where does scowen come from?: Topographic surname for someone who lived by a plantation of elderberry trees, from Cornish skawen (“elderberry tree”). Compare Boscawen.

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