Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garthwaite

/ɡˈɑɹθwˌeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: garth-waite
IPA: /ɡˈɑɹθwˌeɪt/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old Norse.

Etymology

English habitational surname from a lost place in Northern England; the second element is probably from Old Norse þveit (“clearing, glade”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: þveit

Inflected Forms

Garthwaites (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce garthwaite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɑɹθwˌeɪt/.
What does garthwaite mean?: A surname from Old Norse.
Where does garthwaite come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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