Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morecambe

/ˈmɔːkəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: more-cambe
IPA: /ˈmɔːkəm/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).

Etymology

Antiquarian revival of Ancient Greek Μορικάμπε (Morikámpe), from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *kambos (“crooked”)

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Μορικάμπε, *mori

Phrases

Morecambe Bay

Questions

How do you pronounce morecambe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔːkəm/.
What does morecambe mean?: A resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).
Where does morecambe come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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