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strangford

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
strang-ford
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village at the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.

name

A hamlet in Sellack parish, within a loop of the River Wye, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5828).

Example Sentences

Etymology

In Northern Ireland, from Old Norse strangr + fjǫrðr, referring to the narrow channel into the sea lough.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: strangr + fjǫrðr

Phrases

Strangford Lough

Questions

What does strangford mean?
A village at the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Where does strangford come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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