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pentland

/pˈɛntlənd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
pent-land
IPA
/pˈɛntlənd/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Queensland, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname from a minor place near Edinburgh, perhaps from Middle English pent (“confined, enclosed”) + land (“land”). Another possibility is Cumbric *pant (“hollow”) or Cumbric *penn (“head, summit, top”) + Cumbric *lann (“enclosure”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pentlands (plural)

Derived Forms

pentlandite

Phrases

Pentland Firth Pentland Hills

Rhymes With

wentland

Questions

How do you pronounce pentland?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛntlənd/.
What does pentland mean?
A surname from Middle English.
Where does pentland come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce pentland

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