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elford

/ˈɛlfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
elford
IPA
/ˈɛlfɚd/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1810).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Ella or alor (“alder”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Elfords (plural)

Rhymes With

telford belford welford relford

Questions

How do you pronounce elford?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛlfɚd/.
What does elford mean?
A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1810).
Where does elford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce elford

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