Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hattiesburg

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: hat-ties-burg
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. A small portion of the city is in Lamar County.

Example Sentences

"“First you go to Hattiesburg,” Kinney said. “That should be fairly easy. It’s written big on the map.”"

Etymology

From Hattie (“female name”) + -burg.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hattie

Questions

What does hattiesburg mean?: A city, the county seat of Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. A small portion of the city is in Lamar County.
Where does hattiesburg come from?: From Hattie (“female name”) + -burg.

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