norris
/ˈnɔɹɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A surname from Old French.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Etymology
An Anglo-Norman surname, from Old French norreis (“a northerner, a migrant from the north”). More at French norois.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, norreis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɔɹɪs/