Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ludlam

/lˈʌdləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: lud-lam
IPA: /lˈʌdləm/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost settlement in Derbyshire, from Old English hlūd (“loud, noisy”) + hamm (“water meadow”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: hlūd

Inflected Forms

Ludlams (plural)

Phrases

lazy as Ludlam's dog

Homonyms

ludlum

Rhymes With

ludlum

Questions

How do you pronounce ludlam?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈʌdləm/.
What does ludlam mean?: A surname from Old English.
Where does ludlam come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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