Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitelaw

/wˈaɪtlˌɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
whitelaw
IPA
/wˈaɪtlˌɔ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in the Municipal District of Fairview, No. 136, northern Alberta, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hlǣw (“hill, mound”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Whitelaws (plural) Whitelow (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce whitelaw?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪtlˌɔ/.
What does whitelaw mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does whitelaw come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce whitelaw

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/wˈaɪtlˌɔ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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