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trollope

/ˈtrɒləp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
Trol-lope
IPA
/ˈtrɒləp/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A surname.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from Old Norse trǫll (“supernatural being, imp”) + Old English hop (“small, enclosed valley”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Trollopes (plural)

Derived Forms

Trollopean Trollopeana Trollopian Trollopianism

Phrases

Trollope ploy

Rhymes With

scallop wallop dollop trollop codswallop collop jollop lollop

Questions

How do you pronounce trollope?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtrɒləp/.
What does trollope mean?
A surname.
Where does trollope come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce trollope

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