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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwin

/ˈɔnwɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
un-win
IPA
/ˈɔnwɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Patronymic surname, from the Old English personal name Hunwine, composed of the elements hun (“bear cub”) + wine (“friend”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Unwins (plural)

Derived Forms

Unwinese Unwinesque

Rhymes With

bronwen

Questions

How do you pronounce unwin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔnwɪn/.
What does unwin mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does unwin come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce unwin

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