Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
har-by
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable

Etymology

Both placenames derive from Old Norse hjǫrð (“herd of cattle”) + bý (“farmstead”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Harbys (plural)

Questions

What does harby mean?
A placename:
Where does harby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce harby

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “harby”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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