Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sherbourne

/ʃɚbˈʊɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: sher-bourne
IPA: /ʃɚbˈʊɹn/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England.

name

A populated place in Saint John parish, Barbados.

Etymology

From Old English scīr (“bright, clear”), definite form scīra + burna (“stream”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: scīr

Rhymes With

chadbourne milbourne milbourn

Questions

How do you pronounce sherbourne?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɚbˈʊɹn/.
What does sherbourne mean?: A village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England.
Where does sherbourne come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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