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clowne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
clowne
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4975).

noun

Obsolete form of clown.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Old Welsh *Colün (“water, river”), from Proto-Brythonic *Colaunā, of unknown meaning.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *Colün, *Colaunā

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Clowney

Questions

What does clowne mean?
A large village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4975).
Where does clowne come from?
From Old Welsh *Colün (“water, river”), from Proto-Brythonic *Colaunā, of unknown meaning.

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