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wexford

/ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
wex-ford
IPA
/ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Ireland, (County Wexford).

name

A town in County Wexford, Ireland.

name

A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

name

Former name of Entrelacs, Quebec, Canada.

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A township in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.

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An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Etymology

From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally “inlet of the mudflats”), from veisa (“pool, pond”) and fjǫrðr (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Veisafjǫrðr

Phrases

Wexford County

Rhymes With

rexford

Questions

How do you pronounce wexford?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/.
What does wexford mean?
A county of Ireland, (County Wexford).
Where does wexford come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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