Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gosnold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
gos-nold
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, coextensive with the Elizabeth Islands; named after English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Possibly from a locality called Gosenwold, from Old English gōs (“goose”) + Middle English wold (“plain”).

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

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