Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dooley

/dˈuli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
doo-ley
IPA
/dˈuli/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A ghost town in Sheridan County, Montana, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Wise County, Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter; stretcher; litter”).

Indian usage

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhlaoich (“descendant of Dubhlaoch”), a personal name composed by the elements dubh (“black”) + laoch (“hero”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Dubhlaoich

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dooleys (plural)

Rhymes With

truly newly julie duly unruly unduly cruelly cooley coolly bernoulli lazuli coulee

Questions

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

How to pronounce dooley

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