Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitby

/ˈwɪtbi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
Whit-by
IPA
/ˈwɪtbi/
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr býr (“white town”). Equivalent to white + -by.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Whitbys (plural) Whidbee (alternative) Whidby (alternative)

Derived Forms

Whitbian Whitbyan

Phrases

Whitby Tourist Information

Frequently Paired Words

Whitby Tourist Information

Questions

How do you pronounce whitby?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪtbi/.
What does whitby mean?
A placename:
Where does whitby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce whitby

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