Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hussey

/hˈʌsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: hussey
IPA: /hˈʌsi/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname from Norman.

noun

Obsolete form of hussy.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And to be sure, as your ladyship says, the girl hath always appeared like a good, honest, plain girl, and not vain of her face, forsooth, as some wanton husseys in the neighbourhood are."

Etymology

* As an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French hosed, from Latin hosatus (“trousers, pants”). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English houswyf (“housewife”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from the Norman habitational surname, from the town of Houssaye, from Medieval Latin Osseia, ultimately related to houx (“holly”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEodhusa (“descendant of Eodhus”), a name of uncertain origin, but compare aodh (“fire”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, hosed, hosae, houswyf, Osseia

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

Husseys (plural)

Rhymes With

fussy debussy ducey hussy gussie bussey gussy tussey bussie

Questions

How do you pronounce hussey?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈʌsi/.
What does hussey mean?: A habitational surname from Norman.
Where does hussey come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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