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putnam

/pˈʌtnəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
put-nam
IPA
/pˈʌtnəm/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

A reduced variant of Puttenham.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Putnams (plural)

Derived Forms

Putnamian

Phrases

Putnam County Putnam model Putnam Township Quine-Putnam indispensability argument

Questions

How do you pronounce putnam?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈʌtnəm/.
What does putnam mean?
A surname.
Where does putnam come from?
A reduced variant of Puttenham.

How to pronounce putnam

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pˈʌtnəm/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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