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hanby

/hˈænbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
han-by
IPA
/hˈænbi/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF022321).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Hundi + býr (“farmstead, settlement”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hanbys (plural) Hamby (alternative)

Rhymes With

danby canby

Questions

How do you pronounce hanby?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈænbi/.
What does hanby mean?
A hamlet in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF022321).
Where does hanby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce hanby

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