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digby

/ˈdɪɡ.bi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
Dig-by
IPA
/ˈdɪɡ.bi/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0854).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A barony in the peerage of Ireland.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of Digby chicken.

Etymology

From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɪɡ.bi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Digbies (plural)

Phrases

Digby County District of Digby

Rhymes With

rigby bigby higby higbie

Questions

How do you pronounce digby?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪɡ.bi/.
What does digby mean?
A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591).
Where does digby come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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