Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divilly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
divil-ly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Dubhghiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and giolla (“lad, boy”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Duibhghiolla

Inflected Forms

Divillys (plural) Diveley (alternative) Dively (alternative)

Questions

What does divilly mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does divilly come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce divilly

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