Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walford

/wˈɔlfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: wal-ford
IPA: /wˈɔlfɚd/

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Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A habitational surname from Old English.

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Etymology

Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: wella, wealh

Usage

Inflected Forms

Walfords (plural)

Derived Forms

walfordite

Phrases

Walford, Letton and Newton

Questions

How do you pronounce walford?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔlfɚd/.
What does walford mean?: A placename:
Where does walford come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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