Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

youngkin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: youngkin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"Ms. Spanberger, 44, is seen as among the strongest Democratic contenders to succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who is term-limited."

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Juncken or Jünken.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Juncken

Inflected Forms

Youngkins (plural)

Questions

What does youngkin mean?: A surname from German.
Where does youngkin come from?: It is traced to German.

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