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saxby

/sˈæksbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
sax-by
IPA
/sˈæksbi/
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0086).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Freeby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8220).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

"Village of the Saxons", from the Old English Seaxa (“Saxons”) + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Saxbys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce saxby?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈæksbi/.
What does saxby mean?
A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0086).
Where does saxby come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce saxby

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