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kilby

/kˈɪlbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
kil-by
IPA
/kˈɪlbi/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP618729).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kelby, which shares the same etymology.

Origin

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Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Kilbys (plural)

Rhymes With

trilby bilby gilbey milby gilby

Questions

How do you pronounce kilby?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪlbi/.
What does kilby mean?
A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP618729).
Where does kilby come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce kilby

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