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romford

/ˈɹɑm.fɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
rom-ford
IPA
/ˈɹɑm.fɚd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large town in the borough of Havering, Greater London; historically a market town in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5188).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English rūm (“broad, spacious”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɑm.fɚd/
  • British English: /ˈɹɒm.fəd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Romfords (plural) Rumfitt (alternative) Rumford (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce romford?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑm.fɚd/.
What does romford mean?
A large town in the borough of Havering, Greater London; historically a market town in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5188).
Where does romford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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