lawford

/ˈlɔːfə(ɹ)d/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: law-ford
IPA: /ˈlɔːfə(ɹ)d/

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name

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name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Lealla + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Lawfords (plural)

Phrases

Church Lawford Little Lawford Long Lawford

Rhymes With

offered crawford

Questions

How do you pronounce lawford?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɔːfə(ɹ)d/.

What does lawford mean?

A placename:

Where does lawford come from?

It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce lawford

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