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potters bar

/pɒtəz.bɑː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
pot-ter-s bar
IPA
/pɒtəz.bɑː/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Hertsmere borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2501).

Etymology

The origin of Potters is uncertain but is generally thought to be either a reference to a Roman pottery, believed to have been sited locally, or alternatively to the Pottere family who lived in neighbouring South Mimms parish. Bar is thought to refer to the gates leading from the South Mimms parish and into the Enfield Chase parish, or possibly from a toll on the Great North Road, said to have been by what is now the disused Green Man pub, or at the current entrance to Morven House.

Questions

How do you pronounce potters bar?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɒtəz.bɑː/.
What does potters bar mean?
A town in Hertsmere borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2501).
Where does potters bar come from?
The origin of Potters is uncertain but is generally thought to be either a reference to a Roman pottery, believed to have been sited locally, or alternatively to the Pottere family who lived in neighbouring South Mimms parish. Bar is thought to refer to the gates leading from the South Mimms parish and into the Enfield Chase parish, or possibly from a toll on the Great North Road, said to have been by what is now the disused Green Man pub, or at the current entrance to Morven House.

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