Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redshaw

/ɹˈɛdʃˌɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
red-shaw
IPA
/ɹˈɛdʃˌɔ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Old English rēad (“red”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket, shaw”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Redshaws (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce redshaw?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɛdʃˌɔ/.
What does redshaw mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does redshaw come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce redshaw

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