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ecclefechan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
ec-cle-fechan
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1974).

Etymology

From Cumbric *eglēs (“church”) + *vechan (“small”), equivalent to Welsh eglwys (“church”) + fechan (“small”)

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ecclefechan mean?
A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1974).
Where does ecclefechan come from?
From Cumbric *eglēs (“church”) + *vechan (“small”), equivalent to Welsh eglwys (“church”) + fechan (“small”)

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