Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxnard

/ˈɒksnɑrd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
ox-nard
IPA
/ˈɒksnɑrd/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An occupational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English oxanhierde, a compound of oxna + hierde, meaning oxherd. * (The city in California): Named after founding settler Henry T. Oxnard.

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Questions

How do you pronounce oxnard?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒksnɑrd/.
What does oxnard mean?
The largest city in Ventura County, California, United States.
Where does oxnard come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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