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renfrew

/ˈɹɛnfɹuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
ren-frew
IPA
/ˈɹɛnfɹuː/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland; historically it was the county town of Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS5067).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A local government district of the Strathclyde Region, Scotland, between 1975 and 1996, which was split between Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire council areas.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A ghost town in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Benewah County, Idaho, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated village in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Rinn Friù. from Old British rhyn frwd meaning "point at the current".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɹɛnfɹuː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Renfrews (plural) Renfro (alternative) Renfrow (alternative) Rentfro (alternative) Rentfrow (alternative)

Derived Forms

Renfrewshire

Phrases

Renfrew County

Questions

How do you pronounce renfrew?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛnfɹuː/.
What does renfrew mean?
A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland; historically it was the county town of Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS5067).
Where does renfrew come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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