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alnwick

/ˈænɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
al-nwick
IPA
/ˈænɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish with a town council in and the county town of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1813).

name

A former local government district in Northumberland, England, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Northumberland unitary authority.

name

A habitational surname

Etymology

From the name of the river Aln + Old English wīċ (“dairy farm”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Alnwick/Haldimand

Questions

How do you pronounce alnwick?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈænɪk/.
What does alnwick mean?
A town and civil parish with a town council in and the county town of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1813).
Where does alnwick come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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