Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barkhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: bark-house
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English.

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a tannery or an occupational surname for someone who worked in one, from Middle English barkhous (“tannery”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: barkhous

Inflected Forms

Barkhouses (plural) Barkus (alternative)

Questions

What does barkhouse mean?: A surname from Middle English.
Where does barkhouse come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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