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somerby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
somer-by
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7710).

name

A hamlet and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0606).

name

A hamlet in Corringham parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8588).

name

A surname from Old Norse.

Etymology

From Old Norse Sumarliði (“a personal name”) + býr (“settlement”). Compare the doublet Somersby.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does somerby mean?
A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7710).
Where does somerby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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