Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haverhill

/ˈheɪvəhɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: haver-hill
IPA: /ˈheɪvəhɪl/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A market town and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district, on the border with Essex (OS grid ref TL6745).

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Etymology

From either Old English *hæfera (“oats”) or hæfer (“billy (goat)”) + hyll (“hill”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: *hæfera

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈheɪvəhɪl/

Phrases

Haverhill fever North Haverhill

Questions

How do you pronounce haverhill?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪvəhɪl/.
What does haverhill mean?: A market town and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district, on the border with Essex (OS grid ref TL6745).
Where does haverhill come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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