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watford

/wɒtfəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
wat-ford
IPA
/wɒtfəd/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and borough in Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1196).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP6068).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From either Old English wæt (“wet”) or wāþ (“hunting, chase”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /wɒtfəd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Watfords (plural) Wadford (alternative, surname)

Phrases

north of Watford Watford City Watford Gap Watford Rural West Watford

Questions

How do you pronounce watford?
The recorded pronunciation is /wɒtfəd/.
What does watford mean?
A town and borough in Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1196).
Where does watford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce watford

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