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dearnley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dearn-ley
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English dierne (“secret, hidden”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to dearn + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Dearnleys (plural)

Questions

What does dearnley mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does dearnley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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