Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pewsey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
pewsey
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1660).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the unrecorded Old English personal name *Pefi + -s- + īeġ (“island; well-watered land”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pewseys (plural)

Phrases

Vale of Pewsey

Questions

What does pewsey mean?
A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1660).
Where does pewsey come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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