Speakur

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earnshaw

/ˈɝnʃˌɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
earn-shaw
IPA
/ˈɝnʃˌɔ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”). Equivalent to erne + haugh.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Earnshaws (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce earnshaw

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