Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newsome

/nˈusəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
new-some
IPA
/nˈusəm/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

After one or more places so named in Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, and Yorkshire, from Old English (æt þǣm) nīwe hūsum (“(at the) new houses”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: (æt þǣm) nīwe hūsum

Inflected Forms

Newsomes (plural) Newsom (alternative)

Rhymes With

gruesome twosome

Questions

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

How to pronounce newsome

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