wren
/ɹɛn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).
name
A surname transferred from the nickname.
name
A surname transferred from the nickname.
name
A male or female given name.
Example Sentences
- "The Wren church did not cross the Atlantic at once."
- "This engraving of a Wren design for the north elevation was made in 1702."
- "Wren rebuilt this church 15 years after the Great Fire, and later renovations have not altered its 17th-century appearance."
- "Wren architecture and Queen Anne furniture style flourished in tandem during the reigns of George II and George III."
- "The philanthropic concerns underlying Chelsea turned to the navy, and Wren was among those who in 1693 discussed a permanent institution on this site."
- "This is not to say that a hallmark Wren steeple was universally applied."
Etymology
From Middle English wrenne, wranne, from Old English wrenna, wrænna, werna, wærna, wrenne (“wren”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō, from Proto-Germanic *wrandijô (“wren”). Cognate with Old Saxon wrendilo (“wren”), Old High German rento, rentilo (“wren”), Danish rindel (“wren”), Icelandic rindill (“wren”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: wrenne, wrenna, *wrandijō, *wrandijô
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.