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norwood

/nɔːwʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
nor-wood
IPA
/nɔːwʊd/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname from toponymy.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /nɔːwʊd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Norwoods (plural) Norwoods (present, singular) Norwooding (participle, present) Norwooded (participle, past) Norwooded (past)

Phrases

Asphodel-Norwood Norwood Green Norwood Payneham and St Peters Norwood reaper South Norwood Upper Norwood West Norwood North Wood

Frequently Paired Words

North Wood Northwood North Woods Northwoods

Synonyms

Norland Florida

Questions

How do you pronounce norwood?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɔːwʊd/.
What does norwood mean?
A habitational surname from toponymy.
Where does norwood come from?
From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

How to pronounce norwood

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/nɔːwʊd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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