Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hershkowitz

/hˈɝʃkəwɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: her-shkowitz
IPA: /hˈɝʃkəwɪts/

33

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Jewish Ashkenazi patronymic surname from the personal name Hershke, pet form of Hersch.

Inflected Forms

Hershkowitzes (plural) Herskovits (alternative) Herskowitz (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hershkowitz?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɝʃkəwɪts/.
What does hershkowitz mean?: A surname.
Where does hershkowitz come from?: Jewish Ashkenazi patronymic surname from the personal name Hershke, pet form of Hersch.

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