Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrexham

/ˈɹɛksəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: wrex-ham
IPA: /ˈɹɛksəm/

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales.

name

A county borough in northeastern Wales, named after the town, formerly belonging to Denbighshire and Clwyd.

Etymology

From Old English personal name Wryhtel + -es + Old English hamm (“water meadow”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: hamm

Derived Forms

Wrexhamite

Questions

How do you pronounce wrexham?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛksəm/.
What does wrexham mean?: A town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales.
Where does wrexham come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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