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moresby

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
mores-by
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9821).

name

A rural town and locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

name

A locality north-east of Geraldton in the City of Greater Geraldton, Western Australia.

name

A surname.

Etymology

The Cumbrian settlement was recorded as Moresceby c.1160, the farmstead or village of a man called Maurice + -by.

Phrases

Moresby Island Moresby Parks Port Moresby

Questions

What does moresby mean?
A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9821).
Where does moresby come from?
The Cumbrian settlement was recorded as Moresceby c.1160, the farmstead or village of a man called Maurice + -by.

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