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liddell

/lˈɪdəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
lid-dell
IPA
/lˈɪdəl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in Singleton council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Variant of Liddel, from Middle English Lidelesdale &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”), now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Lidelesdale, hlÿde

Usage

Inflected Forms

Liddells (plural)

Homonyms

liddle

Rhymes With

middle riddle fiddle biddle riddell diddle liddle twiddle rydell widdle piddle siddall

Questions

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

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