Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fenning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: fen-ning
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a fen or marsh, from fen + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fen

Inflected Forms

Fennings (plural) Venning (alternative)

Questions

What does fenning mean?: A surname.
Where does fenning come from?: Topographic surname for someone who lived by a fen or marsh, from fen + -ing.

How to pronounce fenning

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