Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hvar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: hvar
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Hvȃr/Хва̑р, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros). Doublet of Pharos.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Hvȃr, Φάρος

Questions

What does hvar mean?: An island of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast.
Where does hvar come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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