Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hagerstown

/hˈeɪɡɚztˌaʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
hager-stown
IPA
/hˈeɪɡɚztˌaʊn/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Indiana; named for the city in Maryland.

name

A ghost town in Ohio.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Hager English -s- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English Hagerstown From Hager + -s- + town.

Questions

How do you pronounce hagerstown?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈeɪɡɚztˌaʊn/.
What does hagerstown mean?
A city, the county seat of Washington County, Maryland; named for founder Jonathan Hager.
Where does hagerstown come from?
Etymology tree English Hager English -s- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English Hagerstown From Hager + -s- + town.

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