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bixby

/bˈɪksbi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
bix-by
IPA
/bˈɪksbi/
19
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname.

Etymology

From Old English byxe (“box tree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Bixbys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bixby?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɪksbi/.
What does bixby mean?
A habitational surname.
Where does bixby come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce bixby

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