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bradner

/bɹˈædnɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
brad-ner
IPA
/bɹˈædnɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Wood County, Ohio, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two main origins: * English habitational surname from a place called Bradnor Hill, in Herefordshire, named with Old English brādan, dative form of brād (“broad, wide”), + ōra (“hill slope”). * An altered spelling of South German Brettner, an occupational surname for someone who cut shingles or boards.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: brādan, Brettner

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Bradners (plural)

Rhymes With

radnor ladner radner

Questions

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

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