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bordley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
bor-d-ley
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From Old English bord (“board”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to board + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bordleys (plural) Boardley (alternative)

Phrases

Hetton-cum-Bordley

Questions

What does bordley mean?
A placename:
Where does bordley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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