Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cleghorn

/klˈɛɡhɚn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: cleghorn
IPA: /klˈɛɡhɚn/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

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A small village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8946).

Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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A neighbourhood of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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An unincorporated community in the town of Pleasant Valley, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cleghorns (plural) Claghorn (alternative) Gleghorn (alternative)

Rhymes With

gleghorn

Questions

How do you pronounce cleghorn?: The recorded pronunciation is /klˈɛɡhɚn/.
What does cleghorn mean?: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does cleghorn come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce cleghorn

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