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blatchford

/blˈætʃfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
blatch-ford
IPA
/blˈætʃfɚd/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, which is probably named with the Old English personal name Blæcca + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Blatchfords (plural)

Rhymes With

ratchford latchford

Questions

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

How to pronounce blatchford

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