Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brailsford

/bɹˈeɪlsfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
brails-ford
IPA
/bɹˈeɪlsfɚd/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK254414).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From a variant of Old English byrġels (“burial place; barrow”) + ford (“ford”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce brailsford?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈeɪlsfɚd/.
What does brailsford mean?
A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK254414).
Where does brailsford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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