Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rawdon

/ˈɹɔːdən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
raw-don
IPA
/ˈɹɔːdən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A former township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, now included in Stirling-Rawdon township.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A municipality in Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Lanaudière region, Quebec, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse rauðr (“red”) + Old English dūn (“hill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: rauðr, dūn

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Rawdons (plural)

Phrases

Rawdon Island Rawdon Vale

Rhymes With

broaden auden bawden sawdon

Questions

How do you pronounce rawdon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɔːdən/.
What does rawdon mean?
A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139).
Where does rawdon come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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