Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoskin

/hˈɑskɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: hoskin
IPA: /hˈɑskɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

English surname, from the Middle English personal name Osekin, pet form of many Anglo-Norman names beginning with Os- such as Osbert, Osbern, Osmund, followed by the Frisian suffix -kin. Compare Osborne, Osmond, Opie, Oswald.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Hoskins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hoskin?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑskɪn/.
What does hoskin mean?: A surname.
Where does hoskin come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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