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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
gorst
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, at the head of Sinclair Inlet.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived in an area full of gorse bushes, from Old English gorst (“gorse”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gorsts (plural)

Questions

What does gorst mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does gorst come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce gorst

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