Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kenworthy

/kˈɛnwˌɝði/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
ken-wor-thy
IPA
/kˈɛnwˌɝði/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, apparently from the Old English personal name Cēna + worþig (“estate, enclosure”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kenworthys (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce kenworthy

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kˈɛnwˌɝði/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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