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henshaw

/hˈɛnʃˌɔ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
hen-shaw
IPA
/hˈɛnʃˌɔ/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY765645).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Yeadon, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2040).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Heþin + -s- + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Henshaws (plural) Henshall (alternative) Hinshaw (alternative)

Rhymes With

crenshaw renshaw

Questions

How do you pronounce henshaw?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛnʃˌɔ/.
What does henshaw mean?
A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY765645).
Where does henshaw come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce henshaw

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