Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banfield

/bˈænfˌild/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: ban-field
IPA: /bˈænfˌild/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city within Buenos Aires, Argentina, named after Edward Banfield.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

* As an English and Irish (by way of Norman) surname, from Banville in Calvados. Sometimes confused with Bonfield, Benfield, but unrelated. * Also as an English surname, from several places in England with the name Bampfylde, first recognised in the parish of Weston Bampfylde near Castle Cary, in the county of Somerset. The name is composed of Old English bean + feld (“field”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, bean

Usage

Inflected Forms

Banfields (plural)

Rhymes With

canfield stanfield cranfield

Questions

How do you pronounce banfield?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈænfˌild/.
What does banfield mean?: A surname.
Where does banfield come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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