Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buckley

/ˈbʌkli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: buck-ley
IPA: /ˈbʌkli/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer)."

Etymology

From Old English bucca (“he-goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to buck + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: bucca
Suffix: buck

Usage

Inflected Forms

Buckleys (plural)

Derived Forms

Buckleyan Buckleyesque Buckley's

Phrases

Buckley rule Buckley's and none Buckley's chance Buckley's hope Buckley Swamp Buckley syndrome Buckley Wells

Questions

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

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