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wyman

/wˈaɪmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
wyman
IPA
/wˈaɪmən/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in McLean County, Kentucky, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unorganized territory in Franklin County, Maine, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the Old English personal name Wīġmund, composed of the elements wīġ (“war, battle”) + mund (“security, protection”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Weimann. Compare Wiman.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wymans (plural) Wayman (alternative) Wayment (alternative) Weyman (alternative) Whyman (alternative) Wiman (alternative)

Homonyms

weimann wiman

Rhymes With

simon lyman hyman iman timon hymen ryman nyman liman kleiman reimann twyman

Questions

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

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