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wolstenholme

/ˈwʊlstənˌhoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
wol-sten-holme
IPA
/ˈwʊlstənˌhoʊm/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Wulfstān, which is composed of the elements wulf (“wolf”) and stān (“stone”), + Old Norse holmr (“island”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Wolstenholmes (plural) Oulsnam (alternative) Woolstenhulme (alternative)

Questions

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

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