Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spofforth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
spof-forth
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Spofforth with Stockeld parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3651).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English splott (“plot of land”) + ford (“ford”).

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Questions

What does spofforth mean?
A village in Spofforth with Stockeld parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3651).
Where does spofforth come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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