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dabney

/dˈæbni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
dab-ney
IPA
/dˈæbni/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Norman.

Countable; Uncountable

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A placename deriving from the surname:

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A placename deriving from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename deriving from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename deriving from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename deriving from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename deriving from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from de (“of”) and the toponym Aubigny or Aubigné, from Medieval Latin Albiniacus, from the Roman gens, Latin Albinius.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Albiniacus, Albinius

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dabneys (plural)

Rhymes With

abney

Questions

How do you pronounce dabney?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈæbni/.
What does dabney mean?
A surname from Norman.
Where does dabney come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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