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walsingham

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
wals-ing-ham
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes Great Walsingham and Little Walsingham (OS grid ref TF9336).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wæls + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”). First element equivalent to Vǫlsungr.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Walsinghams (plural)

Phrases

Great Walsingham Little Walsingham

Questions

What does walsingham mean?
A civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes Great Walsingham and Little Walsingham (OS grid ref TF9336).
Where does walsingham come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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