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scriven

/skɹˈɪvɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
scriv-en
IPA
/skɹˈɪvɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3458).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two possible origins for the surname: * English occupational surname for a scribe copyist or clerk, from Middle English scrivein (“scribe”), itself from Old French escrivain. * English habitational surname from the village in North Yorkshire, which is named with Old English scræfen (“hollow place with caves or pits”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: scrivein, escrivain, scræfen

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Scrivens (plural)

Rhymes With

givin'

Questions

How do you pronounce scriven?
The recorded pronunciation is /skɹˈɪvɪn/.
What does scriven mean?
A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3458).
Where does scriven come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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