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tunbridge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
tun-bridge
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various places called Tunbridge or Tonbridge, from Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + bryċġ (“bridge”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tunbridges (plural)

Phrases

Tunbridge Wells

Frequently Paired Words

Tunbridge Wells

Questions

What does tunbridge mean?
A placename:
Where does tunbridge come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce tunbridge

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