Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nordquist

/nˈɔɹdkwɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: nordquist
IPA: /nˈɔɹdkwɪst/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Swedish.

Etymology

From Swedish Nordquist, spelling variant of Nordqvist, from nord + kvist, literally, “northern twig”.

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Nordquist

Inflected Forms

Nordquists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nordquist?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɔɹdkwɪst/.
What does nordquist mean?: A surname from Swedish.
Where does nordquist come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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