Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walkinshaw

/ˈwɔːkɪnˌʃɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: walkin-shaw
IPA: /ˈwɔːkɪnˌʃɔː/

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

From a former place in Renfrewshire, Scotland, approximately where Glasgow Airport is now. Farms named Easter Walkinshaw and Wester Walkinshaw survive, as well as Walkinshaw Road. Middle Walkinshaw, shown on a 1957 OS map, has disappeared.

Questions

How do you pronounce walkinshaw?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔːkɪnˌʃɔː/.
What does walkinshaw mean?: A surname.
Where does walkinshaw come from?: From a former place in Renfrewshire, Scotland, approximately where Glasgow Airport is now. Farms named Easter Walkinshaw and Wester Walkinshaw survive, as well as Walkinshaw Road. Middle Walkinshaw, shown on a 1957 OS map, has disappeared.

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