snyder
/snˈaɪdɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation] anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
From the Dutch surname for a tailor, from the verb snijden (“to cut”). Also Americanized from the German surname Schneider. An occupational surname comparable to Taylor and Parmenter.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.