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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sawrey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
sawrey
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place near Hawkshead, in Cumbria, from Old Norse saurar, plural of saurr (“mud, dirt”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Sawreys (plural)

Phrases

Far Sawrey Near Sawrey

Frequently Paired Words

Far Sawrey Near Sawrey

Questions

What does sawrey mean?
A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Where does sawrey come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce sawrey

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