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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sherwood

/ˈʃɝwʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
sher-wood
IPA
/ˈʃɝwʊd/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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An English habitational surname from Old English derived from Sherwood Forest.

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A northern suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5432)

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A northern suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5643).

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A suburb of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3164)

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Etymology

From Old English scīr + wudu (“forest”). The first element is either the ancestor of the modern noun shire, or an adjective meaning "bright" (ancestor to the modern word sheer), depending on the specific placename (listed below).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃɝwʊd/
  • British English: /ˈʃɜːwʊd/

Derived Forms

Sherwoodian sherwoodite

Phrases

Newark and Sherwood Sherwood Forest Sherwood Park Sherwood Rise

Questions

How do you pronounce sherwood?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɝwʊd/.
What does sherwood mean?
An English habitational surname from Old English derived from Sherwood Forest.
Where does sherwood come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce sherwood

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