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holroyd

/hˈoʊlɹˌɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
hol-royd
IPA
/hˈoʊlɹˌɔɪd/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Some minor, ancient, Anglo-Saxon places.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Some places and roads named after the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

English habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Old English holh (“hollow”) + royd (“clearing”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Holroyds (plural) Holroyde (alternative)

Questions

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

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