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gadsby

/ɡˈædzbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
gads-by
IPA
/ɡˈædzbi/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in County of Stettler No. 6, central Alberta, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from the village of Gaddesby, in Leicestershire, from Old Norse gaddr (“spur of land”) + býr (“settlement”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Gadsbys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gadsby?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈædzbi/.
What does gadsby mean?
A surname from Old Norse.
Where does gadsby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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