Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nordstrom

/nˈɔɹdstɹəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
nord-strom
IPA
/nˈɔɹdstɹəm/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Swedish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Nordström, an ornamental surname composed of the elements nord (“north”) and ström (“stream”) .

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Questions

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

How to pronounce nordstrom

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