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ordway

/ˈɔɹdweɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
or-d-way
IPA
/ˈɔɹdweɪ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A statutory town, the county seat of Crowley County, Colorado, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Ordwīġ, which is composed of the elements ord (“point of a spear”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ordways (plural) Ordiway (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ordway?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɹdweɪ/.
What does ordway mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does ordway come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce ordway

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