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birkeland

/bˈɝklənd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
birke-land
IPA
/bˈɝklənd/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norwegian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Birkeland, from Old Norse birkja (“birch”) + land.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Birkeland, birkja

Inflected Forms

Birkelands (plural)

Homonyms

birkland

Rhymes With

kirkland birkland

Questions

How do you pronounce birkeland?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɝklənd/.
What does birkeland mean?
A surname from Norwegian.
Where does birkeland come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce birkeland

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