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cosby

/kˈɔzbi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
cos-by
IPA
/kˈɔzbi/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Cossa + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Cosbys (plural) Cozby, Causby (alternative)

Homonyms

causby

Rhymes With

crosby crosbie causby

Questions

How do you pronounce cosby?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔzbi/.
What does cosby mean?
A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495).
Where does cosby come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce cosby

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