Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sotheby

/ˈsʌðəbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
sothe-by
IPA
/ˈsʌðəbi/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

"The man who lives south in the village", from Old Norse suðr i bý (“south in the village”). The surname presumably comes from a now defunct placename in England.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Southby (alternative) Southerby (alternative) Suddaby (alternative) Sutherby (alternative)

Derived Forms

Sotheby's

Questions

How do you pronounce sotheby?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌðəbi/.
What does sotheby mean?
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where does sotheby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce sotheby

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