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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
bul-ley
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Churcham parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7619).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English bula (“bull”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to bull + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bulleys (plural) Buley (alternative)

Questions

What does bulley mean?
A hamlet in Churcham parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7619).
Where does bulley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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