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queensferry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
queens-fer-ry
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3168).

name

A town on the Firth of Forth in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1378).

name

A locality in Bass Coast Shire, southern Victoria, Australia.

Etymology

From queen + -s- + ferry * In Flintshire, named in honour of Queen Victoria; previously Kingsferry. * In Scotland, named after the Queen of Scots, Saint Margaret of Scotland.

Word Breakdown

Phrases

North Queensferry

Frequently Paired Words

North Queensferry

Synonyms

South Queensferry

Questions

What does queensferry mean?
A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3168).
Where does queensferry come from?
From queen + -s- + ferry * In Flintshire, named in honour of Queen Victoria; previously Kingsferry. * In Scotland, named after the Queen of Scots, Saint Margaret of Scotland.

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