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alderbury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alder-bury
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish south-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1827).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Alwarbury, Alwardbury, from Old English Æþelware byriġ, genitive singular of Æþelware burh, from Æþelwaru (a personal name) + burh (“fort”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Alwarbury, Æþelware byriġ

Questions

What does alderbury mean?
A village and civil parish south-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1827).
Where does alderbury come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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