Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glendower

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
glen-dow-er
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Welsh Glyndŵr, from glyn (“valley”) + dŵr (“water”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Glendowers (plural)

Questions

What does glendower mean?
A surname.
Where does glendower come from?
It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce glendower

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