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westmorland

/ˈwɛstmələnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
west-mor-land
IPA
/ˈwɛstmələnd/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical county in northwestern England (contained within Cumbria since 1974 and, since 2023, Westmorland and Furness)

name

A civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

name

A city in Imperial County, California, United States.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Old English folk name Westmōringas (“the people west of the moors”) + land. The civil parish in New Brunswick is named analogously to Westmorland County.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈwɛstmələnd/

Inflected Forms

Wm. (alternative, abbreviation) Westmoreland (alternative)

Phrases

Appleby-in-Westmorland Westmorland and Furness

Frequently Paired Words

Westmoreland

Questions

How do you pronounce westmorland?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛstmələnd/.
What does westmorland mean?
A historical county in northwestern England (contained within Cumbria since 1974 and, since 2023, Westmorland and Furness)
Where does westmorland come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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