Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunkley

/dˈʌŋkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: dunk-ley
IPA: /dˈʌŋkli/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

Alternative form of Dunckley, Colorado.

Etymology

Possibly a habitational surname, from the village of Dinckley, in Lancashire.

Inflected Forms

Dunkleys (plural) Dunckley (alternative)

Rhymes With

bunkley

Questions

How do you pronounce dunkley?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈʌŋkli/.
What does dunkley mean?: A surname.
Where does dunkley come from?: Possibly a habitational surname, from the village of Dinckley, in Lancashire.

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