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borehamwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
bore-ham-wood
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Elstree and Borehamwood parish, Hertsmere district, southern Hertfordshire, England, the original spelling was Boreham Wood (OS grid ref TQ1996).

Etymology

Respelling of Boreham Wood, from Boreham + wood. "Boreham" is from Old English bor (“elevated place; hill”) + hām (“village, hamlet”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does borehamwood mean?
A town in Elstree and Borehamwood parish, Hertsmere district, southern Hertfordshire, England, the original spelling was Boreham Wood (OS grid ref TQ1996).
Where does borehamwood come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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