Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temple sowerby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
tem-ple -sower-by
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

As in other place names, "Temple" stems from the Knights Templar. Recorded as Sourebi 1179, from Old Norse, and Templessoureby in 1292.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does temple sowerby mean?
A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6127).
Where does temple sowerby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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