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keble

/ˈkiːbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
ke-ble
IPA
/ˈkiːbəl/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

name

Ellipsis of Keble College, Oxford.

Informal

Etymology

Probably a doublet of Cobbold, from the Old English personal name Cūþbeald, from cūþ (“famous”) and beald (“bold”). Alternatively from Old English ceol (“ship”) + beald (“bold”). Keeble, Kibble, Kebill, Kebble, Kebbell, Keable, Kebyll are variants. The college is named for John Keble (1792–1866), Anglican theologian and Tractarian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Kebles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce keble?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiːbəl/.
What does keble mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does keble come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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