Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dolgelley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dol-gel-ley
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former spelling of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales.

Etymology

Anglicised form of Welsh Dolgellau, officially changed in 1958. The town was in Merionethshire then.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does dolgelley mean?: Former spelling of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales.
Where does dolgelley come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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