Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

montford

/məntfˈɔɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: mont-ford
IPA: /məntfˈɔɹd/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A historic district and neighbourhood in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Recorded as Maneford in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English ġemǣne (“common, general, communal”) + ford (“ford”). The surname could also be a variant of Mundford.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: ġemǣne

Usage

Inflected Forms

Montfords (plural) Mountford (alternative)

Phrases

Preston Montford

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce montford?: The recorded pronunciation is /məntfˈɔɹd/.
What does montford mean?: A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114).
Where does montford come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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