pettigrew
/pˈɛtɪɡɹˌu/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
name
An unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas, United States.
Etymology
Unknown, although possibly from the French phrase "petit cru" (small growth) from Anglo-Norman French "petit creu", thus as a nickname for a small/short man. Other interpretations include from the French phrase "pie de grue" (crane's foot), i.e., someone with long legs (cf. pedigree, from Anglo-French "pe de gru", a variant of Old French pied de gru, "foot of a crane"). Attested from the 13th century as an English surname.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: -
Inflected Forms
Pettigru (alternative)
Pettegre (alternative)
Petegre (alternative)
Petigrew (alternative)
Petticrew (alternative)
Petegrew (alternative)
Pettygrew (alternative)