Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hopewell

/hˈoʊpwˌɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
hopewell
IPA
/hˈoʊpwˌɛl/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A settlement in Christ Church Parish, Barbados.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A settlement in Saint Thomas Parish, Barbados.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A neighbourhood of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Several places in Jamaica:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Several places in Jamaica:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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Etymology

Ultimately from hope + well. The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Hopewell, Pennsylvania.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hopewells (plural)

Derived Forms

Hopewellian

Phrases

Hopewell Junction

Frequently Paired Words

Hopwell

Synonyms

Gregory

Questions

How do you pronounce hopewell?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈoʊpwˌɛl/.
What does hopewell mean?
A surname.
Where does hopewell come from?
Ultimately from hope + well. The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Hopewell, Pennsylvania.

How to pronounce hopewell

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