Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

varghese

/vˈɑɹɡiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
vargh-ese
IPA
/vˈɑɹɡiz/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Malayalam.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam വർഗീസ് (vaṟgīsŭ), from Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargis), from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: വർഗീസ്, ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ, Γεώργιος

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce varghese?
The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɑɹɡiz/.
What does varghese mean?
A surname from Malayalam.
Where does varghese come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce varghese

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