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basnett

/bˈæsnɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bas-nett
IPA
/bˈæsnɪt/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman bacynet (“bascinet, kind of helmet”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Basnetts (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce basnett?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈæsnɪt/.
What does basnett mean?
A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Where does basnett come from?
From Anglo-Norman bacynet (“bascinet, kind of helmet”).

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