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fairclough

/fˈɛɹklaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
fair-clough
IPA
/fˈɛɹklaʊ/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Middle English fayr (“fair, beautiful”) + clough (“narrow valley, ravine”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Faircloughs (plural) Faircloth (alternative)

Derived Forms

Faircloughian

Questions

How do you pronounce fairclough?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛɹklaʊ/.
What does fairclough mean?
A surname from Middle English.
Where does fairclough come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fairclough

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