Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dowdall

/dˈaʊdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: dow-dall
IPA: /dˈaʊdəl/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Irish habitational surname for someone who came from Dovedale, in Derbyshire; it can also be an Irish adaptation of the English surname Dudley.

Inflected Forms

Dowdalls (plural) Dowdell (alternative)

Homonyms

dowdell dowdle

Rhymes With

dowdell dowdle

Questions

How do you pronounce dowdall?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈaʊdəl/.
What does dowdall mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does dowdall come from?: Irish habitational surname for someone who came from Dovedale, in Derbyshire; it can also be an Irish adaptation of the English surname Dudley.

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