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bamburgh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
bam-burgh
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1834).

Etymology

From Middle English Bamburg, Bamburgh, from Old English Bebbanburh, Bebbanburg, from Bebbe (female personal name); burh, burg (“city, stronghold”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does bamburgh mean?
A coastal village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1834).
Where does bamburgh come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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