Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wałęsa

/vəˈwɛnsə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
Wa-łę-sa
IPA
/vəˈwɛnsə/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Polish.

name

A surname from Polish.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wałęsa, from Old Polish wałęsa (“vagabond”).

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Questions

How do you pronounce wałęsa?
The recorded pronunciation is /vəˈwɛnsə/.
What does wałęsa mean?
A surname from Polish.
Where does wałęsa come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wałęsa, from Old Polish wałęsa (“vagabond”).

How to pronounce wałęsa

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