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betley

/bˈɛtli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
bet-ley
IPA
/bˈɛtli/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish (served by Betley, Balterley and Wrinehill Parish Council) in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7548).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Betleys (plural)

Rhymes With

tetley shetley

Questions

How do you pronounce betley?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɛtli/.
What does betley mean?
A village and civil parish (served by Betley, Balterley and Wrinehill Parish Council) in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7548).
Where does betley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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