Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
whall
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English hwæl (“whale”), a nickname for a corpulent person.

Origin

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does whall mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does whall come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce whall

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