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molyneux

/mɒlɪnjuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
molyneux
IPA
/mɒlɪnjuː/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Moulineaux, in Normandy, from Old French molinelli, a name meaning "small mills," see moulin (“mill”). * Variant of French Molineaux, an occupational surname for a miller, see above.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, molinelli, Molineaux

Inflected Forms

Molyneuxes (plural) Molyneaux (alternative) Mulanax (alternative) Mullinax (alternative) Mullineaux (alternative) Mulnix (alternative)

Phrases

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Questions

How do you pronounce molyneux?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɒlɪnjuː/.
What does molyneux mean?
A surname.
Where does molyneux come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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