Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepney

/ˈstɛpni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
step-ney
IPA
/ˈstɛpni/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An urban area of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0830).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A neighbourhood of the town of Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A spare wheel.

Indian usage

Etymology

From Old English Stybbanhȳþ (“Stybba's hithe”), from *Stybba (personal name) + hȳþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Stybbanhȳþ

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈstɛpni/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Stepneys (plural)

Derived Forms

Stepneygate

Phrases

Stepney Green

Questions

How do you pronounce stepney?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɛpni/.
What does stepney mean?
An urban area of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).
Where does stepney come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce stepney

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