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halesowen

/heɪlzˈoʊ.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
hale-sowen
IPA
/heɪlzˈoʊ.ɪn/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England; previously in Worcestershire and historically an exclave of Shropshire (OS grid ref SO9683).

Etymology

From Old English halas, plural of halh (“nook”) + Welsh personal name Owain (Owen).

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Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce halesowen?
The recorded pronunciation is /heɪlzˈoʊ.ɪn/.
What does halesowen mean?
A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England; previously in Worcestershire and historically an exclave of Shropshire (OS grid ref SO9683).
Where does halesowen come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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