Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conley

/ˈkɒnli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: con-ley
IPA: /ˈkɒnli/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A male given name from Irish, transferred from the surname.

Example Sentences

"John Conley attested, That in the Lords Faulkland, Grandison and Chichester's times, the King's Rents werde collected by Horse-men, who laid upon them till they were paid."
"After she was brutally murdered, Jim Conley, the black janitor at the factory, testified that Frank had killed the girl, then forced Conley to dispose of the body."

Etymology

Anglicization of Irish Ó Conghalaigh and Ó Conghaile, patronyms of Conghalach. Doublet of Connolly

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Conghalaigh

Inflected Forms

Conleys (plural) Conlee (alternative) Conly (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Conly

Rhymes With

donley onley conlee connely conly

Questions

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

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