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privett

/pɹˈɪvɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
priv-ett
IPA
/pɹˈɪvɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Froxfield and Privett parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6726).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Apparently from the unattested Old English word *pryfet (“privet”). The location is recorded the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as Pryfetes flōdan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Privetts (plural) Privott (alternative)

Rhymes With

rivett trivett kivett

Questions

How do you pronounce privett?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈɪvɪt/.
What does privett mean?
A village in Froxfield and Privett parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6726).
Where does privett come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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