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rathbun

/ɹˈæθbən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
rath-bun
IPA
/ɹˈæθbən/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

from Middle English rath (Old English hræth) ‘eager, swift’ + bon (Old English bān) ‘bone’, specifically here the leg bone. In some instances the name was recorded with bayn (Old Norse beinn) ‘bone, leg’ in place of native English ban(e). This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

Inflected Forms

Rathbuns (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rathbun?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈæθbən/.
What does rathbun mean?
A surname.
Where does rathbun come from?
from Middle English rath (Old English hræth) ‘eager, swift’ + bon (Old English bān) ‘bone’, specifically here the leg bone. In some instances the name was recorded with bayn (Old Norse beinn) ‘bone, leg’ in place of native English ban(e). This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

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