In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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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