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earp

/ˈɝp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
earp
IPA
/ˈɝp/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in the far east of San Bernardino County, California, United States, named after Wyatt Earp.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The definitive origin is unclear. Some are proposed, including Old English eorp (“swarthy”), from Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“light brown”); or a connection to the placenames Ypres (Belgium) or Erpe (Netherlands).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: eorp, *erpaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

Earps (plural)

Rhymes With

burp chirp usurp slurp serpe

Questions

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

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