Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nuckolls

/nˈʌkəlz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: nuck-olls
IPA: /nˈʌkəlz/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly ultimately from Nichols, a vernacular form of the given name Nicholas. Unlikely to be related to the noun "knuckles". A form of this name; "Knuckles", only seems to appear after the 17th century, thus the spelling could be influenced by the noun becoming a homophone with the name due to the loss of the initial /k/ consonant.

Phrases

Nuckolls County

Rhymes With

knuckles chuckles buckles

Questions

How do you pronounce nuckolls?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈʌkəlz/.
What does nuckolls mean?: A surname.
Where does nuckolls come from?: Unclear. Possibly ultimately from Nichols, a vernacular form of the given name Nicholas. Unlikely to be related to the noun "knuckles". A form of this name; "Knuckles", only seems to appear after the 17th century, thus the spelling could be influenced by the noun becoming a homophone with the name due to the loss of the initial /k/ consonant.

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