Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ponsonby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: pon-son-by
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0505).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Former name of Boileau, Quebec, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A rural community in Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ponsonbys (plural)

Phrases

Ponsonby Rule

Questions

What does ponsonby mean?: A hamlet and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0505).

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