Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holdenby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hold-en-by
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Haldan, from the Old Norse personal name Halfdan + bȳ (“farm”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Holdenbys (plural) Holmby (alternative)

Questions

What does holdenby mean?: A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England
Where does holdenby come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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