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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

berrow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
berrow
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2952).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7934).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English bearu (“grove”), which is from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“grove”). Compare Beer (“a village in East Devon”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bearu, *barwaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

Berrows (plural)

Questions

What does berrow mean?
A village and civil parish in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2952).
Where does berrow come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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