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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carperby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
carper-by
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Carperby-cum-Thoresby parish, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0089).

Etymology

Probably from Old Irish Cairpre (a personal name) + Old Norse býr (“farm, settlement”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Cairpre, býr

Questions

What does carperby mean?
A village in Carperby-cum-Thoresby parish, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0089).
Where does carperby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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