Speakur

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tovey

/ˈtəʊvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
tovey
IPA
/ˈtəʊvi/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Christian County, Illinois, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Tófi, a reduced form of any of various personal names containing the element Þórr (“Thor”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Toveys (plural)

Rhymes With

novi anchovy novy hovey bovey fullilove updegrove

Questions

How do you pronounce tovey?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtəʊvi/.
What does tovey mean?
A surname from Old Norse.
Where does tovey come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce tovey

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