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thirlby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
thirl-by
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE485839).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Þrilli or Þrylli + býr (“village, settlement”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Thirlbys (plural)

Questions

What does thirlby mean?
A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE485839).
Where does thirlby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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