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selby

/ˈsɛlbi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
sel-by
IPA
/ˈsɛlbi/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6132).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A former local government district in North Yorkshire headquartered in the town, formed in 1974 and abolished in 2023 without replacement.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in the town of Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A township in Bureau County, Illinois, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small city, the county seat of Walworth County, South Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Melbourne in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse selja (“willow, sallow”) + býr (“settlement, farm”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Selbys (plural)

Rhymes With

shelby welby kelby melby

Questions

How do you pronounce selby?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛlbi/.
What does selby mean?
A town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6132).
Where does selby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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