IZZARD

Z, zee, zed, ezed, izzard

(noun) the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; “the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee”; “he doesn’t know A from izzard”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Izzard (plural Izzards)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Izzard is the 27376th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 882 individuals. Izzard is most common among Black/African American (59.07%) and White (36.51%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

izzard (plural izzards)

(Scotland) The letter Z; zed, zee.

Synonyms

• uzzard

Source: Wiktionary


Iz"zard, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Izard.

Iz"zard, n. Etym: [Formerly ezed, prob. fr. F. et zÉde and z.]

Definition: The letter z; -- formerly so called.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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