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thorold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
thorold
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Middle English personal name Thurold, Thorold, Thorald, reflexes of Old Norse Þóraldr, a personal name composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and valdr (“ruler”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Þóraldr

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Thorolds (plural)

Questions

What does thorold mean?
A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does thorold come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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