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lyford

/lˈɪfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
ly-ford
IPA
/lˈɪfɚd/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From Old English līn (“flax”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lyfords (plural) Liford (alternative)

Homonyms

liford

Rhymes With

clifford differed gifford giffard byford sifford twiford liford

Questions

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

How to pronounce lyford

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