Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holbury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hol-bury
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4303).

Etymology

From Old English hol (“hollow”) + byriġ, dative singular of burh (“fort”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: hol

Questions

What does holbury mean?: A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4303).
Where does holbury come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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