Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ervin

/ˈɝvˌɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: ervin
IPA: /ˈɝvˌɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

English, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling variant of Irvin. Also Americanized from German Erwin.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Erwin

Inflected Forms

Ervins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ervin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɝvˌɪn/.
What does ervin mean?: A surname.
Where does ervin come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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