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ramsey

/ˈɹæmzi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
ram-sey
IPA
/ˈɹæmzi/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of a number of places, including:

name

Any of a number of places, including:

name

Any of a number of places, including:

name

Any of a number of places, including:

name

Any of a number of places, including:

name

Any of a number of places, including:

name

Any of a number of places, including:

name

Any of a number of places, including:

Etymology

From Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”) + īeġ (“island”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Ramsay (alternative)

Derived Forms

Ramseyan

Phrases

Ramsey and Parkeston Ramsey County Ramsey number Ramsey sentence Ramsey theory

Frequently Paired Words

Ramsay Ramsy Ramzi

Homonyms

ramsay

Rhymes With

ramsay ramzi

Questions

How do you pronounce ramsey?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæmzi/.
What does ramsey mean?
Any of a number of places, including:
Where does ramsey come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce ramsey

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