name
Chomsky
CHOM-skee
ˈtʃɒmskiːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Chomsky
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- American surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
- Meaning
- Noam Chomsky (born 1928), American linguist and cognitive scientist who proposed Universal Grammar and the Chomsky hierarchy; transformed theoretical linguistics in the 20th century.
Common mispronunciations
CHOM-skiCHOMP-skee
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