marbury

/mˈɑɹbˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: mar-bury
IPA: /mˈɑɹbˌɛɹi/

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Meaning

name

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A placename:

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A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English mere (“pool, lake”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: mere

Usage

Inflected Forms

Marburys (plural) Marberry (alternative)

Phrases

Marbury and District Anderton with Marbury

Frequently Paired Words

Anderton with Marbury

Homonyms

marberry

Rhymes With

carberry marberry scarberry yarberry

Questions

How do you pronounce marbury?

The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɑɹbˌɛɹi/.

What does marbury mean?

A placename:

Where does marbury come from?

It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce marbury

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