Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overgaard

/ˈoʊvɚɡˌɑɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
over-gaard
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚɡˌɑɹd/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Overgaard, Norwegian Øvergaard and Swedish Övergaard.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Overgaard, Øvergaard, Övergaard

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce overgaard?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚɡˌɑɹd/.
What does overgaard mean?
A surname.
Where does overgaard come from?
It is traced to Danish.

How to pronounce overgaard

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