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deschanel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
de-schanel
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].

Etymology

Borrowed from French Deschanel, itself from Occitan.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Deschanels (plural)

Questions

What does deschanel mean?
A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
Where does deschanel come from?
Borrowed from French Deschanel, itself from Occitan.

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