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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ranby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
ran-by
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Randi + býr (“village, settlement”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ranbys (plural) Ramsby (alternative) Rumsby (alternative)

Questions

What does ranby mean?
A placename:
Where does ranby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce ranby

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