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batley

/ˈbætli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
bat-ley
IPA
/ˈbætli/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2424).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Batleys (plural)

Phrases

Batley Carr Upper Batley

Rhymes With

flatly attlee flatley hatley gatley spratley ratley shatley

Questions

How do you pronounce batley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbætli/.
What does batley mean?
A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2424).
Where does batley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce batley

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