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kirkby thore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
kirk-by thore
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6325).

Etymology

Both Kirkby and Thore are from Old Norse, first recorded as Kirkebythore.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does kirkby thore mean?
A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6325).
Where does kirkby thore come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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