Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowley

/bˈoʊli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
bow-ley
IPA
/bˈoʊli/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Blakemere parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5452).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English boga (“bow; riverbend”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bow + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bowleys (plural)

Phrases

Bowley's law

Homonyms

boley

Rhymes With

holy slowly wholly foley goalie lowly coli unholy kohli rowley guacamole ravioli

Questions

How do you pronounce bowley?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈoʊli/.
What does bowley mean?
A hamlet in Blakemere parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5452).
Where does bowley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce bowley

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