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brownlee

/bɹˈaʊnli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
brown-lee
IPA
/bɹˈaʊnli/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from Old English brūn (“brown”) + lēah (“clearing in a forest”). Equivalent to brown + -lee (“lea”); compare Brown.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Brownlees (plural)

Derived Forms

brownleeite

Frequently Paired Words

Brown Brownlea Brownley Lea Leah Lee Ley

Homonyms

brownlie

Rhymes With

townley brownlie

Questions

How do you pronounce brownlee?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈaʊnli/.
What does brownlee mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does brownlee come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce brownlee

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