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mottram

/mˈɑtɹəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
mot-tram
IPA
/mˈɑtɹəm/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from the villages of Mottram in Longdendale and Mottram St Andrew, from the unattested Old English element *mōt (“meeting”) + either ærn (“house, hall”), rūm (“room, space”) or trēowum, dative plural form of trēow (“tree”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Mottrams (plural)

Derived Forms

mottramite

Phrases

Mottram in Longdendale Mottram St Andrew

Frequently Paired Words

Mottram in Longdendale Mottram St Andrew

Questions

How do you pronounce mottram?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɑtɹəm/.
What does mottram mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does mottram come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce mottram

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