Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holywood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: holy-wood
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in County Down, Northern Ireland.

name

A small village north of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9579).

Etymology

From holy + wood.

Frequently Paired Words

Hollywood

Questions

What does holywood mean?: A town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Where does holywood come from?: From holy + wood.

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