Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

westhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
west-head
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD441077).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English west (“west”) + hēafod (“head; headland”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Westheads (plural)

Questions

What does westhead mean?
A village in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD441077).
Where does westhead come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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