Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nabor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: na-bor
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Spanish surname common in Mexico and the Philippines, from the Spanish and Catalan name Nabor, named after Saint Nabor, probably from Hebrew בָּרַר (“to choose (to be pure”)).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, בָּרַר

Inflected Forms

Nabors (plural)

Questions

What does nabor mean?: A surname from Spanish.
Where does nabor come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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