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thursby

/θˈɝsbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
thurs-by
IPA
/θˈɝsbi/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3250).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + býr (“town, settlement”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Thursbys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce thursby?
The recorded pronunciation is /θˈɝsbi/.
What does thursby mean?
A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3250).
Where does thursby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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