Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coakley

/kˈoʊkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: coak-ley
IPA: /kˈoʊkli/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Caochlaoich (“son of Caochlaoch”), a personal name composed of the elements caoch (“blind”) + laoch (“hero”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Caochlaoich

Inflected Forms

Coakleys (plural) Cokley (alternative)

Rhymes With

oakley stokely

Questions

How do you pronounce coakley?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊkli/.
What does coakley mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does coakley come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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