Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longwell

/lˈɔŋwˌɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: long-well
IPA: /lˈɔŋwˌɛl/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norman.

Etymology

Anglicized form of a Norman habitational surname, from a village in Normandy called Longueville-sur-Scie, from Medieval Latin longa villa (“long village”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, longa

Inflected Forms

Longwells (plural) Langwell (alternative)

Phrases

Longwell Green

Frequently Paired Words

Longwell Green

Questions

How do you pronounce longwell?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɔŋwˌɛl/.
What does longwell mean?: A surname from Norman.
Where does longwell come from?: Anglicized form of a Norman habitational surname, from a village in Normandy called Longueville-sur-Scie, from Medieval Latin longa villa (“long village”).

How to pronounce longwell

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