george dog island
/ˈdʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Etymology
The island is named for formerly hosting Caribbean monk seals, the barking of which was at first thought to be produced by dogs. The element George was added to distinguish the island from neighbouring islands in the Dog Islands.