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calverley

/ˈkælvə(ɹ)li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
calver-ley
IPA
/ˈkælvə(ɹ)li/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2036).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English calfra, genitive plural of cælf (“calf”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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Inflected Forms

Calverleys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce calverley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkælvə(ɹ)li/.
What does calverley mean?
A village in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2036).
Where does calverley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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