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maynard

/ˈmeɪnɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
may-nard
IPA
/ˈmeɪnɚd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Augusta Township, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From a given name, Norman Mainard, borrowed from Old Dutch meginhard from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“might”) + *harduz (“hard, strong”)

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmeɪnɚd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Maynards (plural)

Derived Forms

Maynardville Mayniac

Rhymes With

brainerd brainard reynard baynard

Questions

How do you pronounce maynard?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪnɚd/.
What does maynard mean?
A surname.
Where does maynard come from?
From a given name, Norman Mainard, borrowed from Old Dutch meginhard from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“might”) + *harduz (“hard, strong”)

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