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roby

/ɹˈoʊbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
ro-by
IPA
/ɹˈoʊbi/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

name

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4390).

name

A small city, the county seat of Fisher County, Texas, United States.

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

Homonyms

robie robey

Rhymes With

toby nairobi adobe moby jacoby jacobi tobey gobi coby okeechobee obie robie

Questions

How do you pronounce roby?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈoʊbi/.
What does roby mean?
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does roby come from?
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

How to pronounce roby

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