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newlyn

/nˈulɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
new-lyn
IPA
/nˈulɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal village and harbour in Penzance parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4628).

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Cornish.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Cornish Lulynn, a toponym composed of the elements lu (“fleet”) + lynn (“pool”), from Old Cornish *lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *lindom.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Lulynn, *lin, *llɨnn, *lindom

Usage

Inflected Forms

Newlyns (plural)

Phrases

Newlyn North St Newlyn East

Frequently Paired Words

St Newlyn East

Homonyms

newlin

Rhymes With

newlin doolin dulin hulin ulin thulin humulin bulin

Questions

How do you pronounce newlyn?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈulɪn/.
What does newlyn mean?
A coastal village and harbour in Penzance parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4628).
Where does newlyn come from?
Anglicized form of Cornish Lulynn, a toponym composed of the elements lu (“fleet”) + lynn (“pool”), from Old Cornish *lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *lindom.

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