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bignell

/bɪɡnˈɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
bignell
IPA
/bɪɡnˈɛl/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from a small place near Bicester, from the Old English personal name Biċġa + hyll (“hill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bignells (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bignell?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪɡnˈɛl/.
What does bignell mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does bignell come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce bignell

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