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holdridge

/hˈoʊldɹɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
holdridge
IPA
/hˈoʊldɹɪdʒ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Possibly a habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from Old English heald (“bent, inclined, sloping”) + hryċġ (“ridge, spur”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Holdridges (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce holdridge

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