Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lofquist

/lˈɑfkwɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lofquist
IPA: /lˈɑfkwɪst/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Swedish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Löfqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements löf (“leaf”) and kvist (“twig”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Löfqvist

Inflected Forms

Lofquists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lofquist?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɑfkwɪst/.
What does lofquist mean?: A surname from Swedish.
Where does lofquist come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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