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welford

/wˈɛlfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
welford
IPA
/wˈɛlfɚd/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire council area, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP6480).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From either Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) or welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Welfords (plural)

Phrases

Welford-on-Avon

Rhymes With

telford belford elford relford

Questions

How do you pronounce welford?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɛlfɚd/.
What does welford mean?
A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073).
Where does welford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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