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grimshaw

/ɡɹˈɪmʃˌɔ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
grimshaw
IPA
/ɡɹˈɪmʃˌɔ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent to Grim + -s- + shaw.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Grimshaws (plural)

Rhymes With

scrimshaw

Questions

How do you pronounce grimshaw?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈɪmʃˌɔ/.
What does grimshaw mean?
A hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).
Where does grimshaw come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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