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fossey

/fˈɑsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
fos-sey
IPA
/fˈɑsi/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname, typical of Bedfordshire, from Old English fōt (“foot”) + īeġ (“island”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Fosseys (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce fossey?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɑsi/.
What does fossey mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does fossey come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce fossey

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