Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leybourne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: ley-bourne
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English lēah (“clearing, glade”) + burna (“stream, spring, fountain”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: lēah

Usage

Inflected Forms

Leybournes (plural)

Questions

What does leybourne mean?: A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England.
Where does leybourne come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce leybourne

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “leybourne”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “leybourne”.
Repeat and practice — Say “leybourne” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.