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rivett

/ɹˈɪvɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
riv-ett
IPA
/ɹˈɪvɪt/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old French.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of rivets, from Old French rivet (“rivet, fastener”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Rivetts (plural)

Rhymes With

privett trivett kivett

Questions

How do you pronounce rivett?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪvɪt/.
What does rivett mean?
A surname from Old French.
Where does rivett come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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