Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walvis bay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: walvis bay
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and bay in Namibia.

Etymology

Literally "Whale Bay", this form of the Afrikaans and Dutch name prevails in English. For previous variants see Walvis Bay#Etymology.

Questions

What does walvis bay mean?: A city and bay in Namibia.
Where does walvis bay come from?: Literally "Whale Bay", this form of the Afrikaans and Dutch name prevails in English. For previous variants see Walvis Bay#Etymology.

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