Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nicholls

/nˈɪkəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
nicholls
IPA
/nˈɪkəlz/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

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Questions

How do you pronounce nicholls?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɪkəlz/.
What does nicholls mean?
A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does nicholls come from?
From a medieval vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.

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