Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fairhurst

/fˈaɪɹhɚst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
fairhurst
IPA
/fˈaɪɹhɚst/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost place in Lancashire, from Old English fæġer (“fair, beautiful”) + hyrst (“wooded hill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Fairhursts (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce fairhurst?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈaɪɹhɚst/.
What does fairhurst mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does fairhurst come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce fairhurst

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/fˈaɪɹhɚst/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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