notre dame
/ˌnoʊ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Notre-Dame de Paris.
name
Ellipsis of University of Notre Dame.
name
Example Sentences
- "The Roman Catholic weekly Ave Maria, published by the Holy Cross Fathers of Notre Dame, Indiana, has just released a special issue with case histories on “the ‘silenced’ priests”—13 American Catholic clergymen who have been reassigned, disciplined or otherwise restricted in their public activities since June, 1964."
- "Died on Wed., January 1 at Saint Mary's Convent, Notre Dame, Indiana."
- "A high school and college athlete, she studied biology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, with plans to become an orthopedic surgeon."
Etymology
From French Notre Dame (literally, “Our Lady”, a title of Mary, mother of Jesus; now hyphenated as Notre-Dame). The university was named by its founder, the French-born Catholic priest Edward Sorin. The place was named after the university.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌnoʊ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/
- British English: /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/