Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: ten-by
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1300).

Etymology

From Welsh din ("fort") + bych, variant form of bychan (“small”). Doublet of Denbigh.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: din ("fort") + bych

Phrases

Tenby Point

Questions

What does tenby mean?: A coastal town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1300).
Where does tenby come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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