Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romney

/ˈɹɑːmni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: rom-ney
IPA: /ˈɹɑːmni/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

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An English earldom.

noun

One of a particular English breed of small sheep with long wool and horns.

noun

Alternative form of rumney.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: rumen, ēa

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹɑːmni/
British English: /ˈɹɒmni/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Rumney (alternative) Romneys (plural)

Derived Forms

Romnesia

Phrases

New Romney Romney hut Romney Marsh

Rhymes With

omni

Questions

How do you pronounce romney?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑːmni/.
What does romney mean?: A surname.
Where does romney come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce romney

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