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holyfield

/hˈoʊlifˌild/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
holy-field
IPA
/hˈoʊlifˌild/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Waltham Abbey parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL3803).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + feld (“field”); equivalent to holy + field.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Holyfields (plural) Hollifield (alternative) Hollyfield (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce holyfield?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈoʊlifˌild/.
What does holyfield mean?
A hamlet in Waltham Abbey parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL3803).
Where does holyfield come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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