Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

van gelder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: van gelder
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch van Gelder.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: van Gelder

Inflected Forms

Van Gelders (plural)

Questions

What does van gelder mean?: A surname from Dutch.
Where does van gelder come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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