Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dockery

/dˈɑkɚi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
dock-ery
IPA
/dˈɑkɚi/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two main origins: * Variant of Dockray, an English habitational surname. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dochraidh, a variant of Ó Dochartaigh, from which Doherty.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Dochraidh

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Dockerys (plural)

Rhymes With

mockery crockery

Questions

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

How to pronounce dockery

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