Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fotheringham

/fˈʌðɚɪŋhæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
fother-ing-ham
IPA
/fˈʌðɚɪŋhæm/
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Scotland, near Forfar, from Old English fōdring (“grazing”) + hām (“homestead”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Fotheringhams (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce fotheringham

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