Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arvie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arvie
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

noun

Australian usage; Informal

Etymology

Likely a clipping of afternoon, or from arvo + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Compare arvo.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ie

Usage

Inflected Forms

Arvies (plural)

Questions

What does arvie mean?: A surname.
Where does arvie come from?: Likely a clipping of afternoon, or from arvo + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Compare arvo.

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