Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goldsborough

/ɡˈoʊldzbɚoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: golds-bor-ough
IPA: /ɡˈoʊldzbɚoʊ/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3856).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Lythe parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8314).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the Cairns Region of Queensland, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Central Goldfields, north western Victoria, Australia

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Godel or Golda + -s- + burg (“fortress, stronghold”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Goldsboroughs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce goldsborough?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈoʊldzbɚoʊ/.
What does goldsborough mean?: A village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3856).
Where does goldsborough come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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