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wilby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
wil-by
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname, from any of the three English villages.

Countable

Etymology

Various origins: * The village in Norfolk is named with Old English welig (“willow”) + Old Norse bý (“farmstead”). * The village in Northamptonshire is named with the Old Norse personal name Villi + bý (“farmstead”). * The village in Suffolk is named with Old English welig (“willow”) + bēag (“ring, circle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: welig, bý, -

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Wilbys (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce wilby

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