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herridge

/hˈɛɹɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
her-ridge
IPA
/hˈɛɹɪdʒ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Possibly a habitational surname from the village of Eridge, in East Sussex, named from Old English earn (“eagle”) + hryċġ (“ridge”), or alternatively from the town of Harwich, in Essex, from Old English here (“army”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Herridges (plural) Harridge (alternative)

Rhymes With

marriage disparage intermarriage remarriage claridge berridge kerridge

Questions

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

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