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denby

/dˈɛnbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
den-by
IPA
/dˈɛnbi/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3946).

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English Dene (“Dane”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”). Compare the doublet Danby.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Denbys (plural)

Phrases

Denby Dale

Rhymes With

lisenbee

Questions

How do you pronounce denby?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɛnbi/.
What does denby mean?
A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3946).
Where does denby come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce denby

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