Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farnell

/fˈɑɹnəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: far-nell
IPA: /fˈɑɹnəl/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small village in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6255).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English, from fern + hill.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Farnells (plural)

Rhymes With

carnal parnell carnell yarnell karnal arnell arnall darnall yarnall darnel varnell carneal

Questions

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

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