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chalkley

/tʃˈælkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
chalk-ley
IPA
/tʃˈælkli/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in southern England, from Old English ċealc (“chalk”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to chalk + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Chalkleys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce chalkley?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈælkli/.
What does chalkley mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does chalkley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce chalkley

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