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dolph

/dˈoʊlf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
dolph
IPA
/dˈoʊlf/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a Scandinavian/North Germanic, German, and Dutch surname, shortened from Adolf. * As an English surname, shortened from Delve with rounded vowel. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English delf (“quarry, pit”), related to the above.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Dolphs (plural)

Homonyms

dolf

Rhymes With

rolf rolfe rolph dolf nolf rohlf bolf

Questions

How do you pronounce dolph?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈoʊlf/.
What does dolph mean?
A surname.
Where does dolph come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce dolph

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