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Conybeare

Conybeare proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Conybeare (plural Conybeares)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Conybeare

pluralConybeares

Origin of Conybeare

Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Devonshire, from either cony or Old English cyning (“king”) + Old English bearu (“grove, wood”).

Questions about Conybeare

What does Conybeare mean?
Conybeare means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Conybeare?
Conybeare is a proper noun.

Words near Conybeare in the dictionary

  1. cony-catcher
  2. cony-catchers
  3. cony-catches
  4. cony-catching
  5. cony-gry
  6. Conybeare
  7. Conybeares
  8. conycatcher
  9. conycatchers
  10. Conyer
  11. Conyers

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