Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goudhurst

/ɡaʊdˈhɜːst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: goud-hurst
IPA: /ɡaʊdˈhɜːst/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7237).

Example Sentences

"At Darley Dale, in Derbyshire, there is another yew about 1,000 years younger with a 32 ft girth, while a mighty yew at Goudhurst, Kent, has a bench seating 12 in its hollow trunk."

Etymology

From an unclear Old English personal name + hyrst (“wooded hill”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

How do you pronounce goudhurst?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡaʊdˈhɜːst/.
What does goudhurst mean?: A village and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7237).
Where does goudhurst come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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