Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirkwall

/ˈkɝkwɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: kirk-wall
IPA: /ˈkɝkwɔl/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Etymology

A folk-etymological alteration of Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: Kirkwaa, Kirkavå, Kirkjuvágr

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɝkwɔl/
British English: /ˈkɜːkwɔːl/

Questions

How do you pronounce kirkwall?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɝkwɔl/.
What does kirkwall mean?: A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
Where does kirkwall come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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