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dowden

/dˈaʊdən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
dow-den
IPA
/dˈaʊdən/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Patronymic surname, from an unattested Old English personal name *Dogod, perhaps derived from dugan (“to avail, serve”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Dowdens (plural) Dowding (alternative)

Rhymes With

loudon howden louden cowden plowden crowden gaulden bowden

Questions

How do you pronounce dowden?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈaʊdən/.
What does dowden mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does dowden come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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