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engh

/ˈɛŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
en-gh
IPA
/ˈɛŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norwegian.

Etymology

From Norwegian Engh, a habitational name from Norwegian eng (“meadow”) for a person from a farm near meadow, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic *angijō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“a bend; curve; bowl-shape; valley”), from *h₂enk- (“to bend; bow; curve”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Engh, eng, *angijō, *h₂énkos

Inflected Forms

Enghs (plural)

Rhymes With

ng eng feng cheng peng deng meng jeong zheng sheng seng teng

Questions

How do you pronounce engh?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛŋ/.
What does engh mean?
A surname from Norwegian.
Where does engh come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce engh

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