Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brockley

/bɹˈɑkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: brock-ley
IPA: /bɹˈɑkli/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A habitational surname from Old English

Countable

Example Sentences

"‘Where are you?’ she asks. ‘I am…’ You look outside and latch onto the enormous Sainsbury’s. ‘Pulling into Brockley.’"

Etymology

From Old English broc (“badger”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to brock + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: broc
Suffix: brock

Usage

Inflected Forms

Brockleys (plural)

Phrases

Brockley Hill Brockley Whins

Rhymes With

hockley shockley lockley stockley stokley rockley yokley cokley

Questions

How do you pronounce brockley?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈɑkli/.
What does brockley mean?: A placename:
Where does brockley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce brockley

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