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swaby

/ˈsweɪbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
swa-by
IPA
/ˈsweɪbi/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF387775).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old Norse ethnic byname Sváfi (“Swabian”) + býr (“farm, settlement”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Swabys (plural) Swabey (alternative)

Homonyms

suebi

Rhymes With

bobby lobby hobby robbie robby bobbi bobbie snobby rabi dobie knobby scobie

Questions

How do you pronounce swaby?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsweɪbi/.
What does swaby mean?
A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF387775).
Where does swaby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce swaby

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