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trevelyan

/tɹəvˈɛljən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
trevelyan
IPA
/tɹəvˈɛljən/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Cornish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Ellipsis of Trevelyan College, Durham.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Etymology

From Cornish trev (“farmstead; town”) + the Cornish personal name Elyan.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Trevelyans (plural)

Rhymes With

rebellion arakelian

Questions

How do you pronounce trevelyan?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹəvˈɛljən/.
What does trevelyan mean?
A surname from Cornish.
Where does trevelyan come from?
From Cornish trev (“farmstead; town”) + the Cornish personal name Elyan.

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