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cowden

/kˈaʊdən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
cow-den
IPA
/kˈaʊdən/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Little Cowden, a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2340).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4640).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Shelby County, Illinois, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

English and Scottish surname, from several places in both Scotland and England named Cowden, from cow + dene (“valley”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cowdens (plural)

Rhymes With

loudon howden louden dowden plowden crowden gaulden

Questions

How do you pronounce cowden?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈaʊdən/.
What does cowden mean?
A surname.
Where does cowden come from?
English and Scottish surname, from several places in both Scotland and England named Cowden, from cow + dene (“valley”).

How to pronounce cowden

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