Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fairfax county

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: fair-fax -coun-ty
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Fairfax.

Etymology

Named after Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

Questions

What does fairfax county mean?: One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Fairfax.
Where does fairfax county come from?: Named after Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

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