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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

begley

/ˈbɛɡli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
be-g-ley
IPA
/ˈbɛɡli/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beaglaoich (“descendant of Beaglaoch”), a personal name composed of the elements beag (“small”) + laoch (“warrior, hero”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Beaglaoich

Inflected Forms

Begleys (plural)

Rhymes With

egli negley kegley fegley phegley

Questions

How do you pronounce begley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛɡli/.
What does begley mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does begley come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce begley

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