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ellerby

/ˈɛlɚbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
eller-by
IPA
/ˈɛlɚbi/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA162389).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ799146).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Ælfweard, which is composed of the elements ælf (“elf”) and weard (“guard”), + Old Norse býr (“farmstead; settlement”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Ellerbys (plural) Ellerbee (alternative)

Phrases

New Ellerby Old Ellerby

Questions

How do you pronounce ellerby?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛlɚbi/.
What does ellerby mean?
A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA162389).
Where does ellerby come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce ellerby

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