Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pevensey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
pevensey
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Old English personal name *Pefen, genitive singular *Pefenes + ēa (“river”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Pemse (alternative) Pemsey (alternative)

Phrases

Questions

What does pevensey mean?
A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ6404).
Where does pevensey come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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