Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

namefellow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: name-fel-low
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with whom one shares a surname or given name, or both.

Example Sentences

"But by the sea-banks where at morn their foes / Might find them, lay those knightly name-fellows, / One sick with grief of heart and sleepless, one / With heart of hope triumphant as the sun"

Etymology

From name + fellow.

Inflected Forms

namefellows (plural) name-fellow (alternative)

Questions

What does namefellow mean?: A person with whom one shares a surname or given name, or both.
Where does namefellow come from?: From name + fellow.

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