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fernyhough

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ny-hough
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place near Endon, Staffordshire, from Old English fearniġ (“ferny”) + healh (“nook, corner”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Fernyhoughs (plural) Fernihough (alternative)

Questions

What does fernyhough mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does fernyhough come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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