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diffley

/dˈɪfli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dif-fley
IPA
/dˈɪfli/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Duibhghiolla

Inflected Forms

Diffleys (plural)

Rhymes With

stiffly

Questions

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

How to pronounce diffley

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