Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furneaux

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: furneaux
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Etymology

English surname of Norman origin, from two places in Normandy called Fourneaux (literally “the furnaces”). Compare Furnace, Furnell.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Furneauxs (plural)

Questions

What does furneaux mean?: A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Where does furneaux come from?: English surname of Norman origin, from two places in Normandy called Fourneaux (literally “the furnaces”). Compare Furnace, Furnell.

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