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hanbury

/hˈænbˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
han-bury
IPA
/hˈænbˌɛɹi/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1727).

name

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref S09664).

name

A settlement in Harley, Timiskaming District, north-east Ontario, Canada.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Old English hēan, accusative, dative and genitive case of hēah (“high”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hēan, -, Ó hAinmhire

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Hanburys (plural)

Phrases

Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect Hanbury Brown-Twiss effect

Rhymes With

cranberry banbury stanbury stanberry granberry

Questions

How do you pronounce hanbury?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈænbˌɛɹi/.
What does hanbury mean?
A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1727).
Where does hanbury come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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