Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beesley

/bˈizli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
beesley
IPA
/bˈizli/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English *beos (“bentgrass”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Beesleys (plural) Beasley (alternative) Beazley (alternative) Beesly (alternative) Beezley (alternative) Besley (alternative) Biesley (alternative)

Phrases

Beesley's Point

Homonyms

beasley beezley

Rhymes With

beasley measly easley vesely peasley heasley teasley veasley sheesley beezley

Questions

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

How to pronounce beesley

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