Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fotheringhay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: fother-ing-hay
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0593).

Etymology

From Old English fōdring (“grazing”) + īeġ (“island; low-lying land”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: fōdring

Questions

What does fotheringhay mean?: A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0593).
Where does fotheringhay come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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