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blaby

/ˈbleɪbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
bla-by
IPA
/ˈbleɪbi/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable

Etymology

From the unattested Old Norse personal name *Blár, a byname from blár (“dark”), + bý (“farmstead”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbleɪbi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Blabys (plural)

Rhymes With

maybe baby adult baby ab gaby aby abie swaby gayby

Questions

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

How to pronounce blaby

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