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yarwood

/jˈɑɹwˌʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
yarwood
IPA
/jˈɑɹwˌʊd/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Two main origins: * Habitational surname from a place in Cheshire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + wudu (“wood”). * Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Iorwerth, composed by the elements ior (“lord”) + berth (“handsome”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Yarwoods (plural) Earwood (alternative)

Rhymes With

harwood garwood marwood arwood

Questions

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

How to pronounce yarwood

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