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ives

/aɪvz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
ives
IPA
/aɪvz/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

name

An unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States, named after John Ivester.

Etymology

From the medieval English given name mostly found in the Latinate form Ivo today.

Derived Forms

Ivesian Iveson

Phrases

St Ives

Frequently Paired Words

St Ives

Rhymes With

drives arrives wives knives survives derives dives hives strives fives thrives revives

Questions

How do you pronounce ives?
The recorded pronunciation is /aɪvz/.
What does ives mean?
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does ives come from?
From the medieval English given name mostly found in the Latinate form Ivo today.

How to pronounce ives

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