Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bigby

/bˈɪɡbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: big-by
IPA: /bˈɪɡbi/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Bekki + býr (“settlement, town”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Bigbys (plural)

Rhymes With

rigby digby higby higbie

Questions

How do you pronounce bigby?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɪɡbi/.
What does bigby mean?: A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Where does bigby come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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