Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dugdale

/dˈʌɡdˌeɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: dug-dale
IPA: /dˈʌɡdˌeɪl/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from Dagdale, a place in Staffordshire, from the Old English personal name Ducca + dæl (“valley”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dugdales (plural)

Questions

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

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