Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belvoir

/ˈbivɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
belvoir
IPA
/ˈbivɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England, 13 kilometres west of Grantham, famous for the Belvoir Hunt (OS grid ref SK8233).

Etymology

The name is of Old French origin, from bel (“beautiful”) + voir (“view”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbivɚ/
  • British English: /ˈbiːvə/

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Questions

How do you pronounce belvoir?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbivɚ/.
What does belvoir mean?
A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England, 13 kilometres west of Grantham, famous for the Belvoir Hunt (OS grid ref SK8233).
Where does belvoir come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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