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barnsley

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)nsli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
barns-ley
IPA
/ˈbɑː(ɹ)nsli/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of other places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of other places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of other places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of other places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of other places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)nsli/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Barnsleys (plural)

Derived Forms

Barnsleyite

Questions

How do you pronounce barnsley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑː(ɹ)nsli/.
What does barnsley mean?
A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).
Where does barnsley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce barnsley

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