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chisholm

/ˈtʃɪz.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
chisholm
IPA
/ˈtʃɪz.əm/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English [in turn from locations].

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname, from Old English ċīese (“cheese”) + holm (“piece of dry land in a fen”) or helm (“shed, barn”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtʃɪz.əm/
  • British English: /ˈtʃɪz.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chisholms (plural) Chisolm (alternative)

Rhymes With

prism ism schism chisum chism scism

Questions

How do you pronounce chisholm?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃɪz.əm/.
What does chisholm mean?
A surname from Old English [in turn from locations].
Where does chisholm come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce chisholm

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