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canfield

/kˈænfˌild/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
can-field
IPA
/kˈænfˌild/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A solitaire or patience card game.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Two main origins: * Habitational surname from the villages of Great and Little Canfield, in Essex, from the Old English personal name Cana + feld (“field”). * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Canville-les-Deux-Églises, in Normandy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Canfields (plural) Camfield (alternative) Campfield (alternative) Cansfield (alternative)

Derived Forms

canfieldite

Phrases

Canfield ocean Great Canfield Little Canfield

Rhymes With

stanfield banfield cranfield

Questions

How do you pronounce canfield?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈænfˌild/.
What does canfield mean?
A surname.
Where does canfield come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce canfield

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