Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washbourne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: wash-bourne
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Devon, England.

name

A village in Gloucestershire, England.

name

A habitational surname.

Etymology

"The stream used for washing", from Old English wæsc (“wash”) + burna (“stream”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: wæsc

Questions

What does washbourne mean?: A village in Devon, England.
Where does washbourne come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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