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ormerod

/ˈɔɹmɚəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
ormerod
IPA
/ˈɔɹmɚəd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old Norse personal name Ormr + Old English rōd (“cross; a measure of land area”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Ormerods (plural) Ormrod (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ormerod?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɹmɚəd/.
What does ormerod mean?
A surname.
Where does ormerod come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce ormerod

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