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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haigh

/hˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
haigh
IPA
/hˈeɪ/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6009).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small village in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire and Wakefield borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2912).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

English surname, derived from the place in Yorkshire. It derives from Old English haga (“enclosure”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Haighs (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce haigh?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈeɪ/.
What does haigh mean?
A surname.
Where does haigh come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce haigh

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