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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deeley

/dˈili/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
dee-ley
IPA
/dˈili/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Duibhghiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + giolla (“lad”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Duibhghiolla

Inflected Forms

Deeleys (plural) Dealy (alternative)

Homonyms

dealy

Rhymes With

freely ideally healy healey swahili greeley steely seeley neely feely keeley demille

Questions

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

How to pronounce deeley

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