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gedney

/dʒˈɛdni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
ged-ney
IPA
/dʒˈɛdni/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village, civil parish, and electoral ward in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF405243).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From an Old English personal name *Gydda + ieġ (“island”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gedneys (plural)

Phrases

Gedney Hill

Rhymes With

edney evadne

Questions

How do you pronounce gedney?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɛdni/.
What does gedney mean?
A village, civil parish, and electoral ward in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF405243).
Where does gedney come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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