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hyslop

/hˈaɪsləp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
hys-lop
IPA
/hˈaɪsləp/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, perhaps from Old English hæsel (“hazel”) + hop (“enclosed valley”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hyslops (plural) Haslip (alternative) Hayslip (alternative) Hazelip (alternative) Heaslip (alternative) Heslep (alternative) Heslip (alternative) Hislop (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hyslop?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaɪsləp/.
What does hyslop mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does hyslop come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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