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holdsworth

/hˈoʊldzwˌɝθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
holdsworth
IPA
/hˈoʊldzwˌɝθ/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0828).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Halda + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Holdsworths (plural) Holsworth (alternative) Houldsworth (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce holdsworth?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈoʊldzwˌɝθ/.
What does holdsworth mean?
A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0828).
Where does holdsworth come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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