Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astbury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
ast-bury
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8461).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from the village of Astbury in Cheshire, from Old English ēast (“east”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”).

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Questions

What does astbury mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does astbury come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce astbury

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