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gooderham

/ɡˈʊdɚhˌæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
good-er-ham
IPA
/ɡˈʊdɚhˌæm/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old Norse.

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Guðormr, which is composed by the elements guð (“god”) and ormr (“snake”). This patronymic surname has been altered by folk etymology as if it were a habitational surname.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Gooderhams (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce gooderham

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