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lindisfarne

/ˈlɪndɪsfɑɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
lind-is-farne
IPA
/ˈlɪndɪsfɑɹn/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A tidal island off the northeast coast of England, constituting the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland; once an important centre of Celtic Christianity.

name

A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

Uncertain (but cf. Farne Islands). From Old English Lindisfarena. It is thought the first element refers to the Lindsey area of Lincolnshire (from Old English Lindesēġe). The second element -farne may be from Old English farena, genitive plural of fara (“traveller”). Thus a plausible translation of the full name would be, "island of the travellers to and from Lindsey". Coates argued for an Old Irish origin with from fearann (“territory”), with the first part being Old Irish lind (“lake”) + -as; perhaps based on an equivalent Proto-Brythonic formation.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɪndɪsfɑɹn/
  • British English: /ˈlɪndɪsfɑːn/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Synonyms

Holy Island

Questions

How do you pronounce lindisfarne?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪndɪsfɑɹn/.
What does lindisfarne mean?
A tidal island off the northeast coast of England, constituting the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland; once an important centre of Celtic Christianity.
Where does lindisfarne come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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