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whisby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
whis-by
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Doddington and Whisby parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9068).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Hvítr, a byname from hvítr (“white”), + -s- + býr (“farmstead”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Whisbys (plural) Wisbey (alternative) Wisby (alternative)

Questions

What does whisby mean?
A hamlet in Doddington and Whisby parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9068).
Where does whisby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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