Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wharfe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: wharfe
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England, which joins the Yorkshire River Ouse.

name

A hamlet in Austwick parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7869).

Etymology

The name means "the bend;" see Middle English wharfe.

Derived Forms

Wharfedale

Questions

What does wharfe mean?: A river in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England, which joins the Yorkshire River Ouse.
Where does wharfe come from?: The name means "the bend;" see Middle English wharfe.

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