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cowley

/ˈkaʊli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
cow-ley
IPA
/ˈkaʊli/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

Various origins: * The village in Gloucestershire is from Old English cū (“cow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to cow + -ley (“lea”). * The hamlet in Derbyshire is from Old English col (“coal”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to coal + -ley (“lea”). * The other places in England are from the Old English personal name Cufa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkaʊli/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cowleys (plural)

Derived Forms

Cowleyan

Phrases

Cowley County Cowley Father

Rhymes With

crowley paoli howley powley jowly

Questions

How do you pronounce cowley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊli/.
What does cowley mean?
A placename:
Where does cowley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce cowley

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