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marr

/mˈɑɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
marr
IPA
/mˈɑɹ/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5105).

name

A committee area in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, from the district of Mar in Aberdeenshire, itself named after the clan (see also Clan Mar). * As an English surname, from placenames derived from Old Norse marr (“marsh, pool, fen”). * As a Chinese surname, Romanized from 馬 /马 (mǎ), see Ma.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Marrism Marrist

Homonyms

meagher mahr

Rhymes With

are far car star all-star bar guitar hr pr mar par ar

Questions

How do you pronounce marr?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɑɹ/.
What does marr mean?
A surname.
Where does marr come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce marr

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