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weddle

/wˈɛdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
wed-dle
IPA
/wˈɛdəl/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname, from a place called Wedale, in the Scottish Borders. This placename could derive from Old English wedd (“pledge, security”) + dæl (“dale, valley”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Weddles (plural) Waddell (alternative) Weddell (alternative) Woodle (alternative)

Derived Forms

Weddleville

Homonyms

weddell wedel wedell

Rhymes With

medal pedal meddle peddle bedell weddell medel wedel fedele wedell credle reddell

Questions

How do you pronounce weddle?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɛdəl/.
What does weddle mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does weddle come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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