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thurgood

/θˈɝɡʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
thur-good
IPA
/θˈɝɡʊd/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Etymology

From the Middle English personal name Thurgod, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Þorgautr, a personal name composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and the demonym Gautr (“Geat”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Þorgautr

Inflected Forms

Thurgoods (plural) Thorogood (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce thurgood?
The recorded pronunciation is /θˈɝɡʊd/.
What does thurgood mean?
A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does thurgood come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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