Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shotley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: shot-ley
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM236351).

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They send letters entreating him to come, to Shotley, Tattingstone, Witham – as far away as Northamptonshire."

Etymology

Recorded as Scoteleia in the Domesday Book, the English village is probably named with Old English Sċott (“Scot, Scottish person”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to Scot + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: Sċott
Suffix: Scot

Usage

Inflected Forms

Shotleys (plural) Shatley (alternative) Shetley (alternative)

Phrases

Shotley Bridge

Questions

What does shotley mean?: A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM236351).
Where does shotley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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