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sherburn

/ʃˈɝbɚn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
sher-burn
IPA
/ʃˈɝbɚn/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Sherburn Village parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3142).

name

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE9577).

name

A small city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Sherburn in Elmet Sherburn Village

Frequently Paired Words

Sherburne

Homonyms

sherborne sherburne

Rhymes With

sherborne sherburne

Questions

How do you pronounce sherburn?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɝbɚn/.
What does sherburn mean?
A village in Sherburn Village parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3142).
Where does sherburn come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce sherburn

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