Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carthew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: carthew
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Cornish.

Etymology

From Cornish ker (“fort”) + du (“black”), a topographic or habitational surname.

Word Breakdown

Root: ker

Inflected Forms

Cardew (alternative)

Questions

What does carthew mean?: A surname from Cornish.
Where does carthew come from?: From Cornish ker (“fort”) + du (“black”), a topographic or habitational surname.

How to pronounce carthew

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